Posted on 06/15/2020 5:29:18 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
People with underlying health conditions are six times more likely to be hospitalized with severe COVID-19 illness and 12 times more likely to die of the disease than otherwise healthy coronavirus patients, according to a new analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The most common underlying health conditions for COVID-19 patients are cardiovascular disease, lung disease and diabetes, the CDC said Monday.
In an analysis of more than 1.3 million COVID-19 cases, the agency found 15 percent of patients were hospitalized and 5 percent died, though the true fatality rate is likely lower because people with mild or no symptoms are least likely to be tested.
The report indicates the likelihood of severe illness and death increases with age, particularly among men and people with underlying health conditions. Death was most commonly reported among patients 80 and older, regardless of whether they had an underlying health condition.
“The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be severe, particularly in certain population groups,” the CDC said.
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Boy, nothing sneaks past Robert Koch...
Phew for a sec i thought It was 13
Well DUH! That is just DUH!
Guess what the national death rate for 4 to 24 year olds has been, as reported by CDC!
what is the increased likelihood that anyone at the CDC
making decisions (stupid, they are)
owns STOCK or gets paid by any company
involved in vaccines???
i’ll take “what is 100%?”, Alex.
Amazing how astute some people are. /s
“The CDC estimates for planning purposes that the...overall infection fatality rate of 0.26% (as of 20 May).[394][395]”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic#Deaths
And how many overpaid and underworked PHD scientists did it take to come to the same conclusion we peasants have known for weeks.
These government fools do not even realize how bad their public relations are.
I check the box for each of those “underlying conditions”, but I am not worried about it. I am 71 and I know I am going to die within the next few years, but what worries me is not listed -— I am White!
The condition of being White is much more of a threat to me, that is, if I leave the mountain I live on.
Meanwhile, I’ll defend the 5 acres we have lived on for over 40 years.
I wish someone could clearly explain to me the remarkable difference in death rates AFTER the disease has been contracted. By my calculations Michigan has a .091 death rate while Nebraska has a .013 one seventh the death percentage. I am not convinced that Michigan’s doctors or hospitals or medical practices are 7 times worse.
My husband, a heart transplant, had his annual testing last week. Our Doctor was telling us that three of his transplant people have had COVID. Two stayed home, not requiring hospitalization and did fine. The third, an older person was admitted to hospital but fully recovered.
OOPS...That should read Nebraska has a .013 death rate.(As calculated by world of meters). One seventh the death percentage of Michigan.
What sort of diseases are people with underlying health conditions less likely to die of than people without them?
More than half the deaths were in the 0.6% of the population that is in nursing homes.
Next, the CDC will report the groundbreaking news that smoking is bad for your health.
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