Further research indicates obesity and type 2 diabetes are COVID-19 risk factors

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High blood pressure, obesity and type 2 diabetes are risk factors for COVID-19, leading to increased risk of severe illness in people who develop COVID-19, US researchers have said. A New York study has also shown that 88% of people who were admitted to hospital with the killer virus and put on a ventilator, ended up passing away. Further analysis among the ventilation death rates showed that 76.4% were aged between 18 to 65, and the mortality numbers rose to 97.2% among those aged 65 or older. …read more

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