WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Only 6 percent of COVID-19 deaths in the Untied States had COVID-19 as the only cause mentioned, suggesting that 94 percent of patients who died from the coronavirus also had other underlying conditions, according to a new report of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
"For 6% of the deaths, COVID-19 was the only cause mentioned," the CDC said on its website. "For deaths with conditions or causes in addition to COVID-19, on average, there were 2.6 additional conditions or cases per death."
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