People with underlying health conditions were six times more likely to be hospitalized and 12 times more likely to die due to COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says.
The federal agency stated in its June 15 report that of the total cases of infection, 14 percent of patients were hospitalized, 2 percent were admitted to intensive care units, and 5 percent died.
According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), the CCP virus, which causes the disease COVID-19, doesn’t increase the chances of infection in those with diabetes.
The risk of contracting the CCP virus by those with diabetes is lower in cases where “diabetes is well-managed.”
“In general, people with diabetes are more likely to experience severe symptoms and complications when infected with a virus,” the ADA said.
Age-Related Risks
The percentage of people admitted to the ICU were more among those with these underlying health conditions in senior age groups—11 percent for those aged 60–69 years and 12 percent for those aged 70–79 years.Fifty percent of those above 80 years of age with underlying conditions died, compared to 30 percent in the same age group who died but didn’t have underlying conditions.
A higher percentage of males were hospitalized, admitted to intensive care, and died compared to women—16 percent of men were hospitalized compared to 12 percent women, 3 percent of the infected men were admitted to ICU compared to 2 percent women, and 6 percent of the male patients died compared to 5 percent of the females.