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Coronavirus buildup in lungs likely driver of Covid deaths: Study
According to a study, the viral buildup in the lungs is the likely driver behind the steep mortality rates seen in the Covid-19 pandemic.
The researchers at New York University (NYU) Grossman School of Medicine, US, showed that people who died of Covid-19 had on average 10 times the amount of virus in their lower airways as did severely ill patients who survived their illness.
“Our findings suggest that the body’s failure to cope with the large numbers of virus infecting the lungs is largely responsible for Covid-19 deaths in the pandemic,” said study lead author Imran Sulaiman, an adjunct professor at NYU Langone Health.