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The data on comorbidities seems to match data from Italy, where hypertension, type-2 diabetes, and heart disease, were the top three in that study [1]. One thi
by 0xBeefFed 6y ago
The data on comorbidities seems to match data from Italy, where hypertension, type-2 diabetes, and heart disease, were the top three in that study [1].
One thing I do wonders is if the mortality rate is higher as they counted the number of patients requiring intubation, not those who received it [2].
[1] https://www.epicentro.iss.it/en/coronavirus/bollettino/Report-COVID-2019_20_april_2020.pdf https://www.epicentro.iss.it/en/coronavirus/bollettino/Repor...
[2] https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2765184?guestAccessKey=906e474e-0b94-4e0e-8eaa-606ddf0224f5&utm_source=For_The_Media&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_content=tfl&utm_term=042220 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2765184?gu...