Coronavirus in the elderly: a late lockdown UK cohort.

Objective: To identify the source of ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections after 4 weeks of lockdown and to characterise the presentation of COVID-19 in the elderly, who represent the highest risk group.

Design: Retrospective observational cohort study of 115 patients at one acute district general hospital with a catchment population of approximately 500,000 people, during weeks 5 and 6 of the UK lockdown.

Results: More than 2 in 3 of the overall cohort had had contacts with the health and social care system prior to diagnosis.