6 states with the highest risk of complications with COVID-19

More than half of the US states have a high percentage of adults who are at greater risk of serious illness if they become infected with coronavirus and get COVID-19, writes MoneyTalksNews.

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One of the most frightening aspects of the new coronavirus pandemic is its unpredictability.

The vast majority of people who become infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 will only experience mild symptoms of the disease. But for others, infection with this coronavirus will be fatal.

You are at much greater risk of severe COVID-19 if you are older than 60 years old or have certain medical conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes, and lung disease.

According to a new Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) analysis, approximately 4 out of 10 adults in the US (41%) fall into one or both of these high-risk categories. This is 105,5 million Americans.

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KFF says:

“Based on the available information, our definition of high risk includes elderly people (aged 60 years and older) and young people aged 18 to 59 years old with heart disease, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or diabetes.”

In six states, more than 45% of the adult population is at risk:

• West Virginia: 51,1%
• Maine: 47,2%
• Florida: 46,5%
• Arkansas: 46,5%
• Alabama: 46,1%
• Kentucky: 45,5%

In another 27 states scattered across the country, between 40 and 45% of the adult population falls into this high-risk group. IN KFF report A map shows in detail the percentage of adults who are at risk for a serious form of COVID-19 in each state.

KFF notes that it cannot indicate hypertension as a risk factor, since no such data have been obtained. If KFF included this data, the percentage of riskers would probably be even higher.

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The vast majority of adults at increased risk for COVID-19 complications—72,4%, or 76,3 million adults over age 60—are at higher risk. The remaining adults at increased risk—29,2 million people ages 18 to 59—have an underlying condition that makes them vulnerable.

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