New research: One in 100 Covid-19 patients found to have punctured lungs

This typically affects very tall young men or older patients with sever under-lying lung disease.

Researchers observed Covid-19 patients not belonging to these two categories, but who had developed punctured lungs.

Data from 16 hospitals revealed an incidence of 0.91 per cent. Just under two-thirds (63 per cent) of patients with a punctured lung survived.

Source: University of Cambridge