NEW YORK — Having COVID-19 may increase a patients risk for a stroke when compared to the flu.
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City say that while both diseases can increase a person’s odds for a stroke, patients with coronavirus are eight times more likely to have one than those with the flu.
Out of more than 1900 patients with emergency department visits or hospitalizations with COVID-19 about 1.6% had a stroke according to the research. That’s compared to .2% of nearly 1500 patients seriously ill with the flu.
