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Sunday, July 5, 2020
72% of virus fatalities in ‘first wave’ had high blood pressure
Seventy-two percent of the virus fatalities in the so-called “first wave” of the pandemic from March to May suffered from high blood pressure, according to the Kan public broadcaster, which cites a Health Ministry breakdown of the data.
It says 50% had preexisting cardiac conditions, 40% had diabetes, and another 40% suffered from unspecified “neurological problems.”
