Postpandemic Change in Demographic and Clinical Features of Patients With Omicron Who Were Hospitalized: Territory-Wide Retrospective Repeated Cross-Sectional Study in Hong Kong
Despite the decreasing incidence of Omicron cases admitted to public hospitals in Hong Kong, the increasing case fatality ratio with age suggests that long-term surveillance of COVID-19 should be maintained to prepare for potential mutations and outbreaks.
Authors
- Abraham Ka Chung Wai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9984-8156)
- Timothy H. Rainer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3355-3237)
- Man Sing Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6439-6775)
- Jing Yee Christie Ching
- Teddy Tai Loy Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9688-1348)
- Sunny C L Chan
- Cantian Wang
- Chak Kwan Tong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0370-9034)
- Tafu Yamamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8552-1696)
- B K H Leung
- Hugo Hok Him Pui
Institutions
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
- Tuen Mun Hospital (CN)
- Queen Mary Hospital (CN)
- Yan Chai Hospital (HK)
- Hong Kong Jockey Club (HK)
- University of Hong Kong - Shenzhen Hospital (CN)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
- Published
- 2025-12-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/75635
- Primary Topic
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00