Tehrani S, Killander A, Åstrand P, et al. - Researchers sought to determine the demographics, co-morbidities as well as mortality rate among hospitalized patients with verified COVID-19. Additionally, they investigated whether poor outcome in patients aged 65 years and older is better predicted by functional status, according to Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS), vs age and co-morbidities. For 60 days, 255 randomly selected hospitalized COVID-19 patients with age ranged between 20 and 103 years were observed. The three most prevalent co-morbidities were hypertension, diabetes mellitus and obesity. Significant contributors to a fatal outcome in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 were: higher age, chronic kidney disease and previous stroke. CFS was identified as the strongest prognostic factor for death in patients aged 65 years and older.