A combination of hypertension and diabetes appears to put patients at the highest risk. Of those who have died so far, 38 had both diseases, 25 had hypertension, and 16 had diabetes. AdvertisementTherefore, of all the reported mortalities so far, about seven out of every 10 (67 per cent) had hypertension or diabetes, or both. Even before Covid-19, hypertension was a leading cause of death worldwide, causing as many as 7.5 million deaths annually, according to the World Health Organization. ATTACK RATESo far, data indicates that the coronavirus’ attack rate could be as high as 25 out of every 100,000 Kenyans.

Source: Daily Nation July 18, 2020 07:52 UTC