Thakrar A, Chui K, Kapoor AF, et al. - In this study, the 30-day mortality rate of hip fracture patients during the first 30 days of the pandemic were evaluated in the United Kingdom. Researchers conducted a single-center, observational, prospective study including patients with hip fractures. Data were obtained from “day 0” of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom and continued for 30 days. They obtained data on time to surgery, Clinical Frailty Scale score, Nottingham Hip Fracture Score, COVID-19 infection status, 30-day mortality, and cause of death. During the same 30-day period, they obtained retrospective data in 2018, 2019, and the previous 6 months (Control groups A, B, and C, respectively). The analysis enrolled a total of 43 patients. A significant increase in 30-day mortality was recorded among hip fracture patients during the first 30 days of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. In patients with hip fractures, a positive COVID-19 test result is correlated with a 2.4-fold increase in the risk of 30-day mortality.