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11th Sep 2020, 04:13

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At one point in Vic.

47 persons were in ICU.
20's = 1
30-39 = 4
50-59 = 12
60-69 = 18

Only 2 were 80+
10 unknown.

Retirement age 67.

He said young, previously well patients with severe influenza who experience cytokine storm can end up with scarred lungs, so he believes the same may happen as a result of COVID-19.

‘I think the incidence of chronic lung disease in COVID-19 will probably turn out to be higher than what we see in influenza,’ he said.

‘And I think it’s because proportionally more are going to ICU [with COVID-19], and they do tend to intubated for a longer period of time.’

https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/cli...onary%20damage.

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