Redfield suggested many of the infections now being diagnosed would have been missed earlier in the pandemic, when testing was less common.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m asking people to recognize that we\u2019re in a different situation today than we were in March, in April, where the virus was being disproportionately recognized in older individuals with significant comorbidities and was causing significant hospitalizations and deaths,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday we\u2019re seeing more virus. It\u2019s in younger individuals. Fewer of those individuals are requiring the hospitalizations and having a fatal outcome. But that is not to minimize it.\u201d<\/p>\n
But Redfield went on to note that descriptions of the state of the pandemic in the country can be misleading, with maps that show where transmission is high suggesting much of the nation is experiencing high levels of spread. In reality, he said, about 110 or 120 counties in the country currently have significant transmission. There are more than 3,100 counties in the United States.<\/p>\n
The new guidance breaks down medical conditions that can influence disease severity into those for which there is strong evidence, and those for which the evidence is not as strong, classifying the latter as conditions that might increase the risk of severe illness.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n BREAKING: CDC broadens guidance on Americans facing risk of severe Covid-19 https:\/\/t.co\/G9fUw2glQd<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 STAT (@statnews) June 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n