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State University of New York at Stony Brook

-risk of disease progression and mortality is significantly high in COVID-19 patients with diabetes than in those without diabetes
- individuals with impaired glucose tolerance or diabetes to have 50–60% higher risk of pulmonary infection
-diabetic cases consists of up to 50% COVID-19 cases
-diabetes characterized by hyperglycemia has been reported to downregulate immune response and increased inflammation

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