Nearly one in 100 Covid-19 hospital patients develop a punctured lung – study

Punctured lung affects almost one in a hundred Covid-19 patients admitted to the hospital (Niall Carson/PA)

Around one in 100 patients admitted to hospital with Covid-19 develop a punctured lung, scientists have found.

The condition, known as pneumothorax, occurs when when air collects in the space between the lung and the chest wall, causing pressure on the lungs and preventing it from expanding.