11 hours ago · The CDC has detected a new set of COVID-19 variants called FLiRT. Here's what to know about the symptoms and the possibility of a summer surge.
10 hours ago · In fall-winter 2022-2023, people hospitalized for COVID-19 had a 60% higher risk of death compared with those hospitalized for seasonal influenza. New variants ...
COVID-19 remains deadlier than the flu - Los Angeles Times
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10 hours ago · This past winter, the mortality rate for patients hospitalized with COVID-19 was 35% higher than for patients hospitalized with the flu.
Covid-19
/ˌkōvidˌnīnˈtēn/
noun
an acute disease in humans caused by a coronavirus, which is characterized mainly by fever and cough and is capable of progressing to severe symptoms and in some cases death, especially in older people and those with underlying health conditions. It was originally identified in China in 2019 and became pandemic in 2020.
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