50% of non-survivors acquired a secondary infection during their SARS-CoV-2 infection
In patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation, 31% acquired ventilator-associated pneumonia

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Of the 68 patients that had died from COVID-19, 11 patients (16%) had a secondary infection (Wuhan, China).

Mortality in Secondary COVID-19 Infection in Wuhan, China

Zhou F, Yu T, Du R, Fan G, Liu Y, Liu Z. Clinical course and risk factors for mortality of adult inpatients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: a retrospective cohort study. The Lancet. 2020;395:1054-1062. 
doi:10.1016/ S0140-6736(20)30566-3
https://doi.org/10.1016/ S0140-6736(20)30566-3


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