Low vitamin D levels are increasingly being linked to an increased risk of COVID-19 infection and death.
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One study, recently published in PLOS ONE, is one of the first to look at vitamin D levels before COVID-19 infection. The paper allows for a more accurate measurement than would be possible during hospitalization, when levels may be lower due to the viral disease.
The records of 1,176 patients admitted to the Galilee Medical Center (GMC) with positive PCR testing between April 2020 and February 2021 were checked for vitamin D levels measured two weeks to two years prior to infection.