EARLY RELEASE: Characteristics of Adult Outpatients and Inpatients with COVID-19 - 11 Academic Medical Centers, United States, March-May 2020

Published on June 30, 2020

This report describes survey findings of adult inpatients and outpatients who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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