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New CDC report says 94% of COVID deaths had underlying conditions, only 6% died from COVID alone

Updated: Jan 9, 2021

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.

DISRN by Adam Ford 4:06 PM PT – August 30, 2020; Updated October 14, 2020


 
 

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.


According to the report, only 6% of the COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. list COVID-19 as the only cause of death. 94% of COVID-19 deaths involved at least one other underlying health condition, and on average involved "2.6 additional conditions or causes of death."

The new report on the CDC's website states:

Comorbidities 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 number of deaths with each condition or cause is shown for all deaths and by age groups.

The CDC gives the following data in Table 3 on the same page:

Here is the link to the current updated page.


Weekly Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics


The CDC listed the top underlying medical conditions linked to coronavirus deaths as:

  • 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, 9,683 people have died in the United States having only COVID-19 listed on their death certificate as cause of death. At the time the CDC report was released, 161,392 deaths had been attributed to COVID-19 in the U.S.

 

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