Laikipia county has recorded its first Coronavirus-related death. Meanwhile, a body mass index (BMI) of 40 and above is one of the risk factors associated with death if one is diagnosed with Covid-19, according to a report. The study published on Wednesday by nature.com looked into the medical records of over 17 million people in the United Kingdom and found obesity as one of the risk factors. If you have chronic heart disease, liver disease, stroke, dementia or other neurological ailments you are also at risk. “For other cancers, increased hazard ratios were smaller and mainly with recent diagnoses,” reads the report titled Factors associated with Covid-19 death in 17 million patients.

Source: Standard Digital July 11, 2020 09:56 UTC