Irish study identifies obesity as key risk factor in Covid-19 deaths 

People who are morbidly obese have a 40% higher chance of dying from Covid-19.

A study of 20,000 people with Covid-19 in Ireland has for the first time identified the underlying conditions definitely associated with severe illness from the virus.

People who are morbidly obese have a 40% higher chance of dying from Covid-19, people with kidney disease are nearly twice as likely to die. People with chronic neurological conditions including dementia have a 40% increased risk of dying.