CDC: 94% of COVID-19 deaths had underlying medical conditions

by Dave Bondy, Mid-Michigan Sunday, August 30th 2020

ATLANTA, Ga. (NBC25/WKRC) - The Centers for Disease Control released information showing how many people who died from COVID-19 had underlying medical conditions that contributed to their death.

Click here to read the entire report from the CDC.

The CDC said:

Table 3 shows the types of health conditions and contributing causes mentioned in conjunction with deaths involving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). For 6% of the deaths, COVID-19 was the only cause mentioned. For deaths with conditions or causes in addition to COVID-19, on average, there were 2.6 additional conditions or causes per death.

The following are the top underlying medical conditions linked with COVID-19 deaths.

·        Influenza and pneumonia

·        Respiratory failure

·        Hypertensive disease

·        Diabetes

·        Vascular and unspecified dementia

·        Cardiac Arrest

·        Heart failure

·        Renal failure

·        Intentional and unintentional injury, poisoning and other adverse events

·        Other medical conditions

According to the CDC, 9683 died in the United States with only having COVID-19 listed on their death certificate.

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