Want to Defeat Coronavirus? Address Diabetes and Hypertension Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola TORY AT-A-GLANCE In Italy, more than 99% of fatalities from COVID-19 occurred among people who had underlying medical conditions The finding came from an examination of 18% of Italy’s COVID-19 deaths, which revealed that only three people who died — or 0.8% — had no underlying conditions Among Italy’s COVID-19 fatalities, 76.1% had high blood pressure, 35.5% had diabetes and 33% had heart disease Underlying health conditions like heart disease and diabetes are linked to “poorer clinical outcomes,” such as admission to an intensive care unit (ICU), a need for invasive ventilation or death, among COVID-19 patients To beat COVID-19, one of the best strategies is to get your underlying chronic conditions under control; even diabetes and high blood pressure can often be reversed via healthy diet and lifestyle While the World Health Organization has put the death rate fro...