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ZIP codes matter when it comes to severe COVID-19

Written by Medical Xpress | February 22, 2022

COVID-19 has sent nearly 900,000 Americans to the hospital in the past two years. A new study shows that the ZIP codes they came from had a lot to do with how sick they were when they got to the hospital, and how much care they needed once they were there.