Your ZIP code could determine your COVID severity, new research indicates

Although people who resided in the most underprivileged ZIP codes were more likely to have severe COVID symptoms when admitted to the hospital, they were no more likely to die from the disease.

Shaare Zedek hospital team members wearing safety gear as they work in the Coronavirus ward of Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem on January 20, 2022.

(photo credit: OLIVIER FITOUSSI/FLASH90)

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

FEBRUARY 24, 2022 03:48

Updated: FEBRUARY 24, 2022 11:28

Your ZIP code could determine your COVID severity, new research indicates

Although people who resided in the most underprivileged ZIP codes were more likely to have severe COVID symptoms when admitted to the hospital, they were no more likely to die from the disease.

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Your ZIP code could determine your COVID severity, new research indicates

Although people who resided in the most underprivileged ZIP codes were more likely to have severe COVID symptoms when admitted to the hospital, they were no more likely to die from the disease.

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