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Interleukin-6 in COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
EA Coomes et al, MEDRXIV, April 3, 2020

Eight published studies, three pre-prints, and five registered trials were eligible. Meta-analysis of mean IL-6 concentrations demonstrated 2.9-fold higher levels in patients with complicated COVID-19 compared with patients with non-complicated disease .

Using ILI surveillance to estimate state-specific case detection rates and forecast SARS-CoV-2 spread in the United States
JD Silverman et al, MEDRXIV, April 3, 2020

The study shows how publicly available CDC influenza-like illness (ILI) outpatient surveillance data can be repurposed to estimate the detection rate of symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections. We find a surge of non-influenza ILI above the seasonal average and show that this surge is correlated with COVID case counts across states.

Could wearables like Apple Watch, Fitbit fitness trackers help detect coronavirus
USA Today, April 3, 2020

Hospitals are grasping for new ways to ease the burden, like incorporating wearables into their efforts to track the progress of the pandemic as it spreads across the country; identify doctors, nurses and others who have contracted the disease as quickly as possible, and monitor patients to make better decisions about who should be hospitalized.

How sewage could reveal true scale of coronavirus outbreak-Wastewater testing could also be used as an early-warning sign if the virus returns.
Nature News, April 3, 2020

More than a dozen research groups worldwide have started analysing wastewater for the new coronavirus as a way to estimate the total number of infections in a community, given that most people will not be tested. The method could also be used to detect the coronavirus if it returns to communities.