Covid-19: Diabetes, hypertension most common comorbidities in people who died in Gauteng | AlexMitchley
According to data published by Gauteng's provincial command council, diabetes and hypertension remained the most common comorbidities among those who were recorded as dying of Covid-19.
The death analyses said 1 799 of the Covid-19 deceased suffered from either or both diabetes and hypertension.· 429 of the deceased had diabetesA total of 126 of the deceased suffered from renovascular disease or HIV, while 95 were diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or asthma.In 435 cases, the analysis listed the comorbidities as other and in 689, the deceased either had no comorbidities or the underlying conditions were unknown.
According to the data, 1 806 of the Covid-19-related deaths occurred within a week of being diagnosed or admitted to hospital.· 1 175 of the deaths occurred within 3 days of either being diagnosed or admitted to hospital· 331 of the deaths occurred within a dayA total of 1 139 of the deaths occurred after a week or more of being diagnosed with Covid-19 or being admitted to hospital for treatment for the virus.
A total of 2 738 of the deaths were patients between the ages of 40 and 89. Of these, 1 879 were older than 60, while 1 197 were younger.A further breakdown of the deaths by age groups showed that 768 of the deceased were between the ages of 60 and 69, the second most affected age group was the 70- to 79-year-old group in which 628 Covid-19-related deaths were recorded.
The province added 24 of the deceased were younger than nine years old, while seven were aged 10 to 19).
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