Letter to the Editor: Variability but not admission or trends in NEWS2 score predicts clinical outcome in elderly hospitalised patients with COVID-19

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• In elderly COVID-19 inpatients, admission NEWS2 scores did not predict mortality. • Of components of NEW2 score, only systolic blood pressure predicted mortality. • A high variability in NEW2 score predicted mortality. • NEWS2 score does not consider the degree of supplemental oxygen patients require. • A more sensitive early warning score for COVID-19 is needed.