Characteristics of Adults Aged 18–49 Years Without Underlying Conditions Hospitalized With Laboratory-Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 in the United States: COVID-NET—March–August 2020. (3rd December 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Owusu, Daniel; Kim, Lindsay; O'Halloran, Alissa; Whitaker, Michael; Piasecki, Alexandra M; Reingold, Arthur; Alden, Nisha B; Maslar, Amber; Anderson, Evan J; Ryan, Patricia A; Kim, Sue; Como-Sabetti, Kathryn; Hancock, Emily B; Muse, Alison; Bennett, Nancy M; Billing, Laurie M; Sutton, Melissa; Talbot, H Keipp; Ortega, Jake; Brammer, Lynnette; Fry, Alicia M; Hall, Aron J; Garg, Shikha
• Is Part Of: Clinical infectious diseases. Volume 72:Number 5(2021)
• Page Start: e162
• Page End: e166
• Publication Date: 2020-12-03
• Subjects: SARS-CoV-2 -- COVID-19 -- COVID-NET -- hospitalization -- young adults; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; 616.905
• DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1806
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1058-4838

Abstract

Abstract: Among 513 adults aged 18–49 years without underlying medical conditions hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during March 2020–August 2020, 22% were admitted to an intensive care unit, 10% required mechanical ventilation, and 3 patients died (0.6%). These data demonstrate that healthy younger adults can develop severe COVID-19.