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The health department has also begun studying death patterns to identify high-risk areas.
The results show that 58 percent of those who died were men and 42 percent were women.
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Only one person under the age of 30 has died. The average age of those who died was 64 years.
As in other countries, hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease are the three most common comorbidities associated with serious COVID-19 disease.
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The NICD has another hotline for physicians to improve communication # COVID19 and support for healthcare providers. The doctor’s hotline is 0800 11 1131, which operates 24 hours. The public hotline is 0800 029 999 and also works 24 hours.