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"Two-thirds of the facility’s residents were at least 75 years old, and 88% of them had at least one preexisting medical condition that could have made them mor
by ryanworl 6y ago
"Two-thirds of the facility’s residents were at least 75 years old, and 88% of them had at least one preexisting medical condition that could have made them more vulnerable to the virus.
Six of the residents ultimately died of COVID-19. All of them were at least 60 years old and had at least one preexisting medical condition."
6/7 deaths were from elderly people with pre-existing conditions in a long-term care facility.
- ec109685 6y agoThe list of conditions that increase death rate are pretty wide: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/evidence-table.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precaut... E.g. severe obese is one of them as well.