COVID-19 associated hospitalization related to underlying medical conditions

Risk for hospitalization if you have any of these conditions and get COVID-19 compared to those people without the condition(s).Conditions include asthma, obesity, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, severe obesity, coronary artery disease, history of stroke and COPD.Data has shown that racial and ethnic minority groups with the referenced conditions are at even higher risk for severe COVID-19 illness. Race and ethnicity are risk markers for other underlying conditions that impact health \u2014 including socioeconomic status, access to health care, and increased exposure to the virus due to occupation (e.g., frontline, essential, and critical infrastructure workers).cdc.gov/coronavirusCS319360-A 08/08/2020hospitalization-underlying-medical-conditions.pdf2020813