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COVID-19 Fatalities With No Underlying Conditions Fall 90 Percent
Practically everyone in the state of Alabama who died of COVID-19 had at least one underlying medical condition that likely contributed to his death, updated statistics from the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) reveal.
According to ADPH, 2,932 people in the Yellowhammer State have died from COVID-19 as of October 30. Until recently, the department stated that of those, 130 were otherwise healthy individuals with no underlying conditions.
However, ADPH recently revised its process for investigating COVID-19 deaths. “We have added a number of questions to our investigation, including whether or not a person was considered obese (BMI [Body Mass Index] of 30 or higher), that have shown to be associated with poorer health outcomes among COVID-19 cases,” ADPH explained in an October 30 Facebook post. “Adding these questions has changed the numbers of those with multiple underlying conditions and no underlying conditions.”
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