CDC Says Fewer Americans Were Admitted To EDs For Heart Attacks, Strokes, Hyperglycemic Crisis 10 Weeks After The National Emergency Declaration Than 10 Weeks Before

reports researchers at the CDC found “fewer Americans were admitted to emergency departments with life-threatening conditions such as heart attacks during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic.” According to the CDC report, when comparing ED visits 10 weeks after the national emergency declaration to 10 weeks before, ED visits for heart attacks decreased 23 percent, ED visits for strokes decreased 20 percent, and ED visits for hyperglycemic crisis decreased 10 percent. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-emergency-dept/u-s-emergency-visits-due-to-heart-attacks-fell-during-early-days-of-covid-19-idUSKBN23T2QP