In New York, 86% of Coronavirus deaths were for people with pre-existing illnesses

From USA Today:

86% of deaths involved people with pre-existing illnesses.

And 4,089 of those who died had at least one other chronic disease, the records showed:

• The leading underlying illness was hypertension, which showed up in 55% of the deaths.

• Next was diabetes, which was diagnosed in 1,755 deaths, or about 37% of the cases.

• Other top illnesses found in those who died from coronavirus were hyperlipidemia; coronary artery disease; renal disease and dementia.

Additional info:

Of the 4,758 deaths in New York since the first on March 14, 61% were men and 39% were women, the state Department of Health reportedon its new data portal. 

In addition, 63% of the deaths were among those age 70 and older, while 7% of the cases were those 49 and younger.