This is breathlessly delivered non news.
Over 70% of seniors have high blood pressure. There is some variance men / women, but over 70% have that comorbidity, which will generally lead to others quickly.
It’s essentially normal for old folks to have these comorbidities so saying old folks with them die from the virus is saying nothing additional to . . . old folks more often die of the virus.
Owen wrote: “It’s essentially normal for old folks to have these comorbidities so saying old folks with them die from the virus is saying nothing additional to . . . old folks more often die of the virus.”
Or, more succinctly ‘It’s essentially normal for old folks to die of something.’
Actually the real statistical answer is ...
how much have those comorbidities been reduced due to attributing death to covid?
Are they counting BOTH as cause of death?
Although I agree that most have a comorbidity, it says 2-3. If the average is 2-3 then for each with only one (hypertension) you have someone with at least 3, maybe 4. IOW it hits the very unhealthy much harder than the slightly unhealthy.