Total number of cases passes 6.1 million

According to a recent study that looked at data from California and Washington state, early predictions underestimated how long patients with COVID-19 would need to stay in the hospital and how many would require intensive care. The findings appear in the BMJ.

Scientists based their early estimates on data from China, but the virus’ spread and the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare facilities varies from location to location.

For instance, the researchers found that in China, the average hospital stay among those who died was 7.5 days, but in the U.S., the average stay was 11 days for survivors and 15 days for those who died.