Coronavirus more likely to hospitalize or kill people with these 5 underlying conditions
As the coronavirus resurges in hotspots across the United States, health officials are doing everything they can to safeguard Americans who are most at risk of the disease.
As the coronavirus resurges in hotspots across the United States, health officials are doing everything they can to safeguard Americans who are most at risk of the disease.
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), hospital visits were six times higher among patients with underlying conditions, and those same patients were 12 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than their counterparts without medical conditions.
These are the five highest-reported underlying conditions in patients with COVID-19:
1) Hypertension
2) Cardiovascular disease
3) Diabetes
4) Obesity
5) Chronic lung disease
2) Cardiovascular disease
3) Diabetes
4) Obesity
5) Chronic lung disease
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