*I would word that headline a bit differently: * *"An increasing number of Colorado coronavirus patients are surviving,* *in part because fewer are put on ventilators." *
*MCM* An increasing number of Colorado coronavirus patients are surviving, and fewer need ventilators The state's coronavirus mortality rate for hospitalized patients dropped to 10.5% compared to 15.1% in March, according to data shared by major hospital systems in Colorado PUBLISHED ON JUN 23, 2020 4:47PM MDT https://coloradosun.com/2020/06/23/coronavirus-patient-outcome-data/ Jennifer Brown <https://coloradosun.com/2020/06/23/coronavirus-patient-outcome-data/?mc_cid=6aa8a594b4&mc_eid=373ff5d609#bio-link-638> @jenbrowncolo <https://twitter.com/jenbrowncolo> The Colorado Sun — 303-589-0175 <3035890175> jenni...@coloradosun.com See more <https://coloradosun.com/author/jennifer-brown/> Share Back in March, one of the most pressing problems surrounding coronavirus was the fear that hospitals could run out of ventilators. COVID-19 IN COLORADO The latest from the coronavirus outbreak in Colorado: - MAP <https://coloradosun.com/2020/03/08/colorado-coronavirus-cases-map/>: Known cases in Colorado. - TESTING <https://cdphe.maps.arcgis.com/apps/PublicInformation/index.html?appid=7da93ffdaf954ef5ab5d74ab22dcbd4e> : Here’s where to find a community testing site. The state is now encouraging <https://coloradosun.com/2020/05/18/colorado-coronavirus-testing/> anyone with symptoms to get tested. - WRITE ON, COLORADO <https://coloradosun.com/2020/03/23/write-on-colorado/>: Tell us your coronavirus stories. - STORY <https://coloradosun.com/2020/06/22/colorado-coronavirus-mobility-data/> : Coloradans are moving around at nearly pre-pandemic levels. Will a second coronavirus wave follow? >> FULL COVERAGE <http://coloradosun.com/coronavirus> Doctors were quickly intubating patients, believing it was the best chance to save their lives from a contagious and deadly disease they had never seen before. But a lot has changed in three months about the treatment protocol for COVID-19 — use of the antiviral drug remdesivr, injections of convalescent plasma from recovered patients, and even the simple act of placing hospital patients on their stomachs instead of their backs. Now, as Colorado appears to reach the end of the first wave of the virus, new data released Tuesday from a collaborative of Colorado hospital systems shows just how sharply the use of ventilators has declined in this state, and how much patient outcomes have improved since the early days of coronavirus. *Click on the link for the rest.* -- If you appreciate News From Underground, please consider making a donation — either a one-time gift or a monthly subscription: http://markcrispinmiller.com/support/ Thank you for your support. Ways to unsubscribe: 1) send a blank email to newsfromunderground+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com PLEASE NOTE: you must unsubscribe using the SAME email with which you subscribed 2) go to http://groups.google.com/group/newsfromunderground and click on the "Unsubscribe or change membership" link in the yellow bar at the top of the page, then click the "Unsubscribe" button on the next page. For more News From Underground, visit http://markcrispinmiller.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "News From Underground" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to newsfromunderground+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/newsfromunderground/CAGxB6W_sz5KPOw1J9RHQFKKFkvD%2Bzp6J7yRDp4y-q_-OmETsow%40mail.gmail.com.
