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Study identifies underlying conditions link to severe outcomes from Covid-19

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A national study of 20,000 patients has identified the underlying conditions linked to more severe outcomes from Covid-19. The conditions identified were chronic heart disease, a chronic neurological condition, chronic kidney disease and cancer.

Patients who were medically obese, with a Body Mass Index equal to or greater than 40, were also at higher risk. The study looked at both hospital and community cases and covered the period of March to July last year during the first wave.

It was conducted by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland University of Medicine and Health Sciences and the Health Service Executive Health Protection Surveillance Centre. Latest coronavirus stories Yesterday it was confirmed that one million first doses of a

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