Abstract / Description: 

What is already known about this topic?

Population-based rates of laboratory-confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)ñassociated hospitalizations are lacking in the United States.

What is added by this report?

COVID-NET was implemented to produce robust, weekly, age-stratified COVID-19ñassociated hospitalization rates. Hospitalization rates increase with age and are highest among older adults; the majority of hospitalized patients have underlying conditions.

What are the implications for public health practice?

Strategies to prevent COVID-19, including social distancing, respiratory hygiene, and face coverings in public settings where social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, are particularly important to protect older adults and those with underlying conditions. Ongoing monitoring of hospitalization rates is critical to understanding the evolving epidemiology of COVID-19 in the United States and to guide planning and prioritization of health care resources.

Collection: 
eCardio Hub Collection
Category: 
COVID-19 Impact on Minority Health
Date: 
2020
Author: 
Shikha Garg, MD1,*; Lindsay Kim, MD1,*; Michael Whitaker, MPH1,2; Alissa OíHalloran, MSPH1; Charisse Cummings, MPH1,3; Rachel Holstein, MPH1,4; Mila Prill, MSPH1; Shua J. Chai, MD1; Pam D. Kirley, MPH5; Nisha B. Alden, MPH6; Breanna Kawasaki, MPH6; Kimberly Yousey-Hindes, MPH7; Linda Niccolai, PhD7; Evan J. Anderson, MD8,9,10; Kyle P. Openo, DrPH9,10,11; Andrew Weigel, MSW12; Maya L. Monroe, MPH13; Patricia Ryan, MS13; Justin Henderson, MPH14, Sue Kim, MPH14; Kathy Como-Sabetti, MPH15; Ruth Lynfield, MD15; Daniel Sosin, MD16; Salina Torres, PhD16; Alison Muse, MPH17; Nancy M. Bennett, MD18; Laurie Billing, MPH19; Melissa Sutton, MD20; Nicole West, MPH20; William Schaffner, MD21; H. Keipp Talbot, MD21; Clarissa Aquino22; Andrea George, MPH22; Alicia Budd, MPH1; Lynnette Brammer, MPH1; Gayle Langley, MD1; Aron J. Hall, DVM1; Alicia Fry, MD1