Hospitalization and mortality trends among patients with confirmed COVID-19 in the United States, April through August 2020.

Background: The United States has experienced high COVID-19 case counts, hospitalizations, and death rates. This retrospective analysis reports changing trends in the demographics and clinical outcomes of hospitalized US COVID-19 patients between April and August 2020.

Design And Methods: The Premier Healthcare Database Special Release was used to examine patient demographics of hospitalized COVID-19 patients from all US Census Bureau divisions.