CDC Says 94% of COVID Deaths Had Underlying Conditions 1
CDC Says 94% of COVID Deaths Had Underlying Conditions

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a new report detailing how many COVID-19 deaths in America also involved other underlying health conditions.

The information shows how many people who died from COVID-19 had underlying medical conditions that attributed to their death.

CDC Says 94% of COVID Deaths Had Underlying Conditions 2

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 to 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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