The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that patients with diabetes mellitus, chronic lung disease, and cardiovascular disease have a higher risk of succumbing to the CCP virus or being admitted to a hospital intensive care unit.
“Based on preliminary U.S. data, persons with underlying health conditions such as diabetes mellitus, chronic lung disease, and cardiovascular disease, appear to be at higher risk for severe COVID-19-associated disease than persons without these conditions,” the agency wrote in a report on Tuesday, referring to COVID-19, the condition caused by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus, a novel coronavirus that emerged in mainland China last year.
