26 Percent of COVID-19 Hospitalizations Admitted for Other Reasons: Study

A man enters the emergency room at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Ala., on Jan. 5, 2022. . Jay Reeves/AP Photo

About a quarter of hospitalized COVID-19 patients were admitted for other reasons, according to a new study.

Researchers with Massachusetts General Hospital led the study, which analyzed a random selection of electronic health records from COVID-19 patients in 60 hospitals across four U.S. health care systems.