What We’ve Learned About COVID-19 (Important for Seniors)
As I’m writing this, many parts of the country are starting to slowly emerge from lockdowns.
But plenty of businesses are still closed… and lots of people are still quarantining indoors.
There have been well over 1 million reported cases of COVID-19.
Now that we know a little more about the virus, it’s clear that some people are at much higher risk of contracting the virus—and of dying from it.
And if you’re in a high-risk group, you’re going to need to continue taking serious precautions for the foreseeable future.
In a report by the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers looked at the data on 5,700 coronavirus patients who were treated in New York City.
They found that the vast majority of coronavirus patients—more than 90 percent to be exact—had an underlying health condition like hypertension, diabetes, or obesity.
More specifically…
- 57 percent had hypertension
- 42 percent were obese
- 24 percent had diabetes
A previous study that included over 44,000 coronavirus patients found that people with heart disease had the greatest risk of dying from the disease.
If you don’t have one of these health problems, it doesn’t mean you’re out of the woods.
But it definitely indicates that you’re much less likely to contract the virus to begin with—and much more likely to have a good outcome if you do.
And if you DO happen to have one of the Big Three (hypertension, diabetes, obesity), then I highly recommend taking extra precautions—whether lockdowns have been lifted in your state or not.
That means social distancing, washing your hands often, eating healthy foods that can help keep your immune system strong.
