**Table 3 shows the types of health conditions and contributing causes mentioned in conjunction with deaths involving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). For 6% of the deaths, COVID-19 was the only cause mentioned. For deaths with conditions or causes in addition to COVID-19, on average, there were 2.9 additional conditions or causes per death. The number of mentions for each condition or cause is shown for all deaths and by age groups.
Note: 6% of 255K deaths (as of 12/5) are from Covid ONLY. 15,300 deaths solely due to Covid since Feb 2020. The rest had serious, 2.9 on average, EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITONS (e.g comorbidities).
[COVID-19 Provisional Counts - Weekly Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics]('https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/index.htm#Comorbidities')**
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