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The coronavirus death toll in the United States surpassed 200,000 on Sept. 22, which the Associated Press equated to a "9/11 attack every day for 67 days."

Many of these deaths have involved COVID-19 and at least one other condition, which is called a comorbidity. In some cases, coronavirus directly causes comorbid conditions like pneumonia or sepsis. Other comorbid conditions such as diabetes and hypertension are preexisting, but may complicate a patients reaction to COVID-19 and cause them to suffer a more serious outcome. The Centers for Disease Control has found that in as many as 94% of COVID-19-caused deaths, individuals also had a contributing comorbidity.

Stacker analyzed a National Center for Health Statistics dataset on conditions contributing to deaths involving coronavirus disease to examine common conditions that may contribute to COVID-19 deaths. The deaths tabulated in this dataset include Americans who had confirmed cases of COVID-19 and one or more other diseases or health conditions at the time of death. This story includes the deaths associated with COVID-19 and 21 common conditions from Feb. 1 to Aug. 15, 2020.

Keep reading to find out which common conditions can most contribute to COVID-19 fatalities.

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Common conditions that can contribute to COVID-19 deaths - Twin Falls Times-News

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