Early COVID-19 shutdowns helped St. Louis area avoid thousands of deaths (IMAGE)
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A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis estimates the number of deaths that could have occurred had public health orders been delayed for one week, two weeks or four weeks as the pandemic was first taking hold in St. Louis city and St. Louis County. The analysis suggests that, in the first three months of the pandemic, the region avoided thousands of hospitalizations and deaths with early and coordinated public health measures. The graph shows the actual hospitalizations (light blue) and deaths (dark blue) plus the projected hospitalizations (green) and deaths (yellow) had public health orders been delayed one week, two weeks or four weeks in St. Louis city and St. Louis County as the pandemic was just taking hold in March 2020.
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SARA MOSER
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