Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

March 31, 2020

Preliminary Estimates of the Prevalence of Selected Underlying Health Conditions Among Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019—United States February 12-March 28, 2020

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  • In this MMWR the CDC COVID-19 Response Team provides preliminary estimates of the prevalence of underlying health conditions among COVID-19 patients in the U.S. Of the 122,653 cases reported by state and territories as of March 28, 6% had data on underlying health conditions. The most commonly reported conditions were diabetes mellitus, chronic lung disease and cardiovascular disease. 
  • Consistent with findings from China and Italy, higher percentages of patients with underlying conditions were admitted to the hospital and to an ICU than patients without reported underlying conditions. 

Chow et al. (Mar 31, 2020). Preliminary Estimates of the Prevalence of Selected Underlying Health Conditions Among Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019—United States February 12-March 28, 2020. MMWR. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6913e2