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cord-307273-pplky6g4	Schrooyen, Loïc	Homeless people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Brussels	2020-08-07		.txt	text/plain	1006	63	45	To the editor, Compared to the general population, homeless people have higher mortality, both related to communicable and non-communicable diseases, partly explained by higher exposure to risk factors including alcoholism, illicit drug abuse and smoking(1,2). Between 3 rd March and 26 th May 2020, 14 homeless people were identified among 238 patients hospitalized for a COVID-19 pneumonia resulting in a homelessness prevalence of 5.88%. Incidences of COVID-19 among homeless and non-homeless patients were calculated using homeless census report and our hospital catchment population. For the reporting period, incidences were 650 and 194/100.000 hospitalized homeless and non-homeless patients for COVID-19, respectively. We found a high but similar proportion of comorbidities (arterial hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases) in both populations hospitalized with COVID-19. The high prevalence of comorbidities and the increased exposure to risk factors in the homeless population could increase their risk of more severe disease and mortality following SARS-CoV-2 infection.	./cache/cord-307273-pplky6g4.txt	./txt/cord-307273-pplky6g4.txt