It’s much worse than the flu. The life-threatening effects of COVID-19 are hitting some people harder than others. Some patients experience mild symptoms, while many others remain hospitalized and require ventilation.
Though medical researchers and scientists initially presumed young people to have a reduced risk of enduring worst outcomes, new research found a myriad of underlying health conditions that impact disease severity. In fact, a study comprising over 1.3 million COVID-19 cases in the United States revealed that rates of hospitalizations among COVID-19 patients with underlying medical conditions were six times higher in comparison to patients without underlying medical issues.
