Table 3 Rate differences by US Census Division for cardiac arrest, ventricular fibrillation, and ventricular tachycardia.

From: Emergency activations for chest pain and ventricular arrhythmias related to regional COVID-19 across the US

 

Rate difference (cardiac arrest)

95% CI (cardiac arrest)

Rate difference (VF)

95% CI (VF)

Rate difference (VT)

95% CI (VT)

Divisions

New England

8099

(7023, 9175)

826

(611, 1041)

207

(101, 313)

Middle Atlantic

32,781

(28,321, 37,240)

2451

(1813, 3089)

732

(358, 1106)

East North Central

20,198

(17,532, 22,864)

2992

(2225, 3759)

678

(334, 1023)

West North Central

10,913

(9470, 12,356)

1829

(1359, 2299)

360

(177, 543)

South Atlantic

69,452

(60,288, 78,616)

7827

(5829, 9825)

2030

(1005, 3055)

East South Central

10,842

(9408, 12,276)

1511

(1121, 1900)

363

(178, 548)

West South Central

24,337

(21,135, 27,539)

3302

(2457, 4147)

841

(415, 1267)

Mountain

15,352

(13,325, 17,378)

2330

(1732, 2928)

640

(315, 966)

Pacific

28,789

(24,996, 32,583)

4681

(3483, 5878)

1167

(576, 1758)

  1. Rate differences represent differences in number of outcomes per 10,000 person-years for each increase of 10,000 SARS-CoV-2 infections.
  2. CI confidence interval, SARS-CoV-2 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, VF ventricular fibrillation, VT ventricular tachycardia.
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