Question: Is death rate high among COVID patients with cardiovascular diseases as comorbidity.

Dr Nishith Chandra’s reply

Mortality is 10 times higher in patients with heart disease, who contracts COVID, than general population. About 10% of patients with pre-existing heart disease who develop COVID will die, compared with only 1% of patients who are otherwise healthy. This higher risk has also been seen in people with high blood pressure and coronary artery disease.
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EXPLAINER

Patients with underlying conditions are at higher risk for complications or mortality from COVID-19 and up to 50 percent of hospitalized patients have a chronic medical illness according to various studies .

Fatality rates for comorbid patients are higher than the average population.
- Cancer: 5.6%
- Hypertension: 6%
- Chronic respiratory disease: 6.3%
- Diabetes: 7.3%
- Cardiovascular disease: 10.5%