COVID-19 Patients Need to be Tested for Bacteria and Fungi, Not Just the Coronavirus
"In the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals are relying on tests capable of delivering reliable results, minimizing transmission risk and reducing time to treatment in the patients who need it most. Doctors are laser-focused on obtaining and using these tests to identify and treat patients with coronavirus. Yet the emerging risk of co-infections is pressuring hospitals to broaden their patient testing portfolios to address new mortality risks.
Many studies have already found that a significant number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients have and are continuing to develop dangerous secondary bacterial co-infections such as bacterial pneumonia and sepsis.Rapid diagnostic tests that identify the presence of bacterial or fungal infections and drug-resistant pathogens can and will play a critical role in the ongoing public health response to COVID-19. "
A short while ago I found a diagram showing percentages and ages of those dying with CV19 but not necessarily just of CV19 as the underlying condition puts them at higher risk of death from the virus The ages and sex were in there too so I am going to have a search for it again and will link it.
Here it is. About 10% of all males and females have no pre existing conditions according to the graph
The rest have pre existing condition. The majority died from Coronavirus
How deadly is the coronavirus?
"For example, an 18-year-old in Coventry tested positive for coronavirus the day before he died and was reported as its youngest victim at the time.
But the hospital subsequently released a statement saying his death had been due to a separate "significant" health condition and not connected to the virus.
There are, however, other cases, including health workers, where people have died with no known health conditions.
The Office for National Statistics
has tried to shed light on this. It looked at nearly 4,000 deaths in England and Wales during March.
There were two main findings. Firstly, the virus was the cause of the majority of deaths, not other factors.
But secondly, nine in 10 did have pre-existing illnesses, such as heart disease and respiratory problems that put them at heightened risk of death anyway."