The nurse who tragically died today - Areema Nasran - I recall when it was made public that she had been hospitalised with the condition - I think that was two weeks ago. It shows how pernicious this virus is, that someone can be hospitalised for so long and still succumb in the end.

P.S. There is an article in The Times now - it appears she was admitted to hospital in mid-March and that she did not catch it at work - here is an extract:

"Speaking early last week, Mrs Nasreen’s 22-year-old sister, Kazeema, who works as a healthcare assistant at the same hospital, said that the family thought that she could have contracted Covid-19 “virtually anywhere”. She said that her normally fit and healthy sister had been on holiday when she first started showing symptoms and that she did not believe that she became infected at work."

He doesn't look very well to me. I realise that he never looks particularly healthy but he looks ill in that video and sounds a bit breathless.

He looks bloody rough 

Being overweight will have probably slowed his recovery

There is increasing evidence that BMI is a factor - a BMI of over 30 is I understand a key determinant in those requiring hospitalisation because of corona virus:

https://nypost.com/2020/03/26/obesity-increases-risk-for-coronavirus-complications-report/

If this true, then the west will suffer more and the US especially so.

He's had it quite a while now.  As has been mentioned elsewhere,  the longer it goes on after about a week, the more serious it gradually becomes.

On a personal note, my cousin's husband that was carted off into hospital with breathing difficulties, temperature and cough  was eventually tested and came up negative for coronavirus  He's still within spitting distance of deaths door though.

How unlucky is that,  to  contract "bog standard" severe pneumonia   at the current time :(

He will  have to make bloody sure he doesn't subsequently contract Coronavirus.  He's currently in complete isolation.  I don't know if that's becuase they are worried  about what's he's actually got (results on the lab test on the fluid they are pumping out of his lungs  have yet to come back) or whether it's to protect him 100% from Coronavirus.

The majority of people are fat (64% of the UK in 2014), hence the majority of people in hospital will also be fat.

Fat people are, of course, more likely to have diabetes, high blood pressure, heart problems etc, all of which propel you up the risk charts for covid-19.

This was mentioned yesterday and I posted the correlation looks quite weak to me. (My BMI is in the normal range so I'm not saying this to make myself feel better  )

The following from The Times:

Obesity
Public Health England has urged those with a body mass index of 40 or above to be stringent in avoiding the virus. Being overweight puts increased strain on the heart and lungs: there is less of a buffer if the body is put under additional stress by pneumonia or other complications.

A breakdown of 196 of the first cases admitted to critical care in Britain, carried out by the Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre, showed that about a third had a BMI of between 30 and 40, which made them clinically obese.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/who-is-being-hit-hardest-by-coronavirus-zrsv8xvdh

However from Wiki:

Data published as a part of the World Health Organisation (WHO) study in 2018 indicated that 28.1% of adults in the United Kingdom were recognised as clinically obese with a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 30.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_in_the_United_Kingdom

I hope he pulls through OK, Chris.

BMI was cited as an issue over a week ago when discussing the surge in cases in New York requiring hospitalisation and ventilation.

An abnormal BMI is in effect an 'underlying condition' as much as any other condition.

Tricky unless you've got a bed around 3 metres wide.

I'm pretty sure that BMI will be a factor. My BMI is 24 which is below the recommended upper limit for my height and age (BMI 25). I was told that I should do everything to get it down below 25 when I saw a consultant in advance of an operation (which has been cancelled). The consultant said that I should really aim for a BMI of 19 or 20 because, he said, there is ample evidence that carrying excess weight makes you more susceptible to a range of conditions including breathing difficulties.

Ouch; hope he pulls through.  

I would say the majority are from slightly overweight upwards. I wouldn't class someone being a few pounds overweight as "fat"