Predicting COVID-19 Outcomes Based on Comorbidities and Demographics.

COVID-19 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes had significantly higher mortality rates than COVID-19 patients without these comorbidities in Indiana. A study evaluated patient demographics and comorbidities as risk factors for severe COVID-19 in the Midwest of the United States, specifically in Indiana. The investigators found that CoRDaCo EHR data can sufficiently estimate a patient’s risk of COVID-19 infection, as well as whether a COVID-19 patient will require ICU admission.