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6.5% Covid patients died within a year of hospital discharge: study (indianexpress.com)
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The findings are based on data of 14,419 patients across 31 hospitals who were followed-up over phone for a year.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Thank you for the realistic take. Additionally, the country where this study originated, India, has rampant poverty and less cleanly habits than many other countries - on top of having really, really low vaccination rates.

One of the main reasons why COVID deaths were ever as bad as they were in the US and EU was due to obesity rates being much higher. You can't expect to have high levels of body fat and sustain yourself on Diet Coke yet still be healthy enough to manage severe illness.