TABLE 3.

Decreasing Emergency and Life‐Threatening Admissions (DELTA) risk score

Risk factor	Score
Age <16 years	−1
Age 16–40 (ref)	0
Age 40–65 years	1
Age >65 years	3.5
Diabetes	1
Obesity	2
Temperature >37.5°C on initial assessment	3
Oxygen saturation <95% on initial assessment	3
Tachycardia†	1
Gastrointestinal symptoms on initial assessment	1
COVID‐immunisation (any)	−2

^†Based on upper limits of normal for age groups <16 years.