Underlying Health Conditions Increase Severity of CCP Virus, CDC Says

A sailor treats a patient aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy, which was deployed to serve as a referral hospital for non-CCP virus patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals, in Los Angeles, Calif., on March 29, 2020. Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Erwin Jacob Miciano/U.S. Navy/Reuters

People with underlying health conditions were six times more likely to be hospitalized and 12 times more likely to die due to COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says.

The federal agency stated in its June 15 report that of the total cases of infection, 14 percent of patients were hospitalized, 2 percent were admitted to intensive care units, and 5 percent died.