Lots of papers put on SAGE website - up to meeting on 12 May. haven't had a chance to review yet.
gov.uk/government/gro…
gov.uk/government/gro…
These are largely statistical analyses of cases rather than scientific advice. It is mainly updated versions of this paper - Dynamic CO-CIN report to SAGE and
NERVTAG - from later March to last week. This is the most up to date version.
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NERVTAG - from later March to last week. This is the most up to date version.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
There is a lot of detail in these reports but headlines are unsurprising:
‘Hot spots’ of disease incidence largely reflect areas of high population density (most notably London) with a few exceptions.
‘Hot spots’ of disease incidence largely reflect areas of high population density (most notably London) with a few exceptions.
There are more men than women, consistent with reports from other countries. The proportion of pregnant women affected is broadly in line with the proportion of pregnant women in the general population.
The commonest comorbidity is chronic cardiac disease, reflecting patterns seen in other countries, although nearly a quarter of patients admitted do not have underlying comorbid disease. Patients documented as being admitted to ICU are mainly 50-75 years old.
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