More than 100 million Americans are at higher risk for serious illness if they get COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation report.
March 17, 2020 -- More than 100 million Americans are at higher risk for serious illness if they get COVID-19, the disease caused by the newThe report found that 105.5 million people in the U.S. are at high risk of serious illness if infected. That number consists of 29.2 million adults under the age of 60 who have another medical condition, and 76.3 million adults at least 60 and older."With 4 out of every 10 people in the U.S.
, these estimates confirm the need to take unprecedented efforts to minimize the spread," said Wyatt Koma, a researcher with the foundation who worked on the report.According to the World Health Organization, most people who become infected won't have symptoms or will recover quickly without needing treatment. But 41% of U.S. adults fall into the groups at higher risk of serious illness if they are infected by the new coronavirus.
The researchers defined"high-risk," using the latest information from the CDC, as adults ages 60 and older, along with younger adults between ages 18 and 59 who have
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