94% of COVID-19 deaths have underlying health conditions at the time of their death.
This statement is not surprising for two reasons.
**And this also does not mean that the 187,233 people who have died of COVID-19 in the US did not die of COVID-19.**/1

1. It means that your loved ones with any health condition are more likely to die from COVID19 if they get it than those without a comorbid condition. This includes common conditions like hypertension and obesity- >60% of adults in the US have an underlying health condition. /2

2. These are death certificate data. Everything that contributes to death gets listed (comorbid conditions you had & things that happen in the hospital). 68K died of pneumonia (from underlying condition of COVID-19). 55K had respiratory failure (because they had COVID-19). /3

These deaths are horrific in number and they are someone’s loved one.
The high number of excess deaths for 2020 are not a coincidence. This is not a hoax.
#staysafe #wearamask /4