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COVID-19 Scan for Mar 19, 2021

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B117 variant COVID-19 strain has 67% increased death risk, study saysFor every 3 people who would have died from the previous dominant strains of SARS-CoV-2, 5 will die if they are infected with the B117 variant of concern (VOC), according to a UK study yesterday in Eurosurveillance.The researchers determined that B117 has a 67% increased risk of 28-day mortality and an absolute death risk that increased with age and comorbidities, which is in line with recent studies in Nature and BMJ.The researchers analyzed 184,786 COVID-19 test results from Nov 16, 2020, to Jan 11, 2021, that assessed spike gene target failure (SGTF), an indicator for B117.

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