FAQs: Covid-19 and the Link to Sepsis

COVID-19 Can Lead to Septic Shock and Sepsis.

In Canada, the risk of sepsis from COVID-19 is low for the general population, although slightly higher in people with compromised immunity or the elderly. In Canada, which has a robust health care system, and significantly improved survival rates for sepsis over the past two decades, clinicians will be able to identify and manage patients with COVID-19.