Researchers Find New Way to Categorize COVID-19 Patients
A new study conducted by researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School and their colleagues has found three phenotypes of the novel coronavirus, which demonstrate distinct characteristics as well as different clinical outcomes, complications and comorbidities in patient populations. The three COVID-19 phenotypes were discussed in detail in the researchers’ study, which was reported in the open-access “PLOS ONE” journal. The coronavirus has infected more than 18 million individuals as well as led to the death of more than 700,000 people across the globe. The disease’s presentation varies considerably, which suggests that not only do distinct clinical phenotypes exist,…