COVID-19

These pre-existing conditions could triple your risk of dying from COVID-19

Kinesiologist Maria Luz Porra puts on a mask shield before checking patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in an intensive care unit of a hospital, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina October 16, 2020. Picture taken October 16, 2020.

Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, stroke, and cancer among others can increase risk of dying from the virus. Image: REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

Barbara Schindo
Media Relations Specialist, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
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