Despite all the bad news you've been hearing about new spikes of infections, the death rate is actually dropping (fast), according to a new report.
This news probably won't get as much coverage as the negative reports about new cases, but that doesn't mean it's not happening.
New research published in medical journal Anaesthesia reports that a significant decrease in COVID-19 mortality has occurred since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Researchers add that the decrease is at least partially due to better hospital care.
The study is based on analysis of 24 studies that involved more than 10,000 patients across Asia, Europe, and North America.
The research, led by Professor Tim Cook of England's Royal United Hospitals Bath, revealed that the overall mortality rate of coronavirus ICU patients fell from approximately 60 percent since the end of March to 42 percent by the end of May.
Cook is also a consultant in anesthesia and intensive care medicine at Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust.
Cook and other study authors said that "rapid learning that has taken place on a global scale due to the prompt publication of clinical reports early in the pandemic" has impacted the disease's mortality rate for the better.
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