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These Ailments Significantly Raise COVID Complication Risk


FILE - A player is pictured during his "Futbol de Peso" (Soccer of Weight ) league soccer match, a league for obese men who want to improve their health through soccer and nutritional counseling, in San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico
FILE - A player is pictured during his "Futbol de Peso" (Soccer of Weight ) league soccer match, a league for obese men who want to improve their health through soccer and nutritional counseling, in San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico

We've been told by doctors and researchers that certain pre-existing health conditions can severely raise our risks for experiencing severe complications if we become infected with the coronavirus. These are the most common underlying conditions.

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