A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report finds 78% of COVID-19 patients in the U.S. requiring admission to the intensive care unit had at least one underlying condition.
A person waits in line to get tested for the COVID-19 virus at Brooklyn Hospital Center on on Tuesday.A person waits in line to get tested for the COVID-19 virus at Brooklyn Hospital Center on on Tuesday.A new analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds people with chronic conditions including diabetes, lung disease and heart disease appear to be at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19.finds 78% of COVID-19 patients in the U.S.
Among COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU, 32% had diabetes, 29% had heart disease and 21% had chronic lung disease which includes asthma, COPD chronic obstructive and emphysema. In addition, 37% had other chronic conditions including hypertension or a history of cancer.The analysis also includes a snapshot of cases among children and teenagers. The report finds about 29% of kids and teens who were hospitalized had underlying health conditions.
In this analysis, about 23% of the documented cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. were among children and teens . But only a small number of these young patients were known to be hospitalized. The CDC documented 48 hospitalizations among this age group. Eight young patients were sick enough to be admitted to the ICU.
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