Up to 15% of all COVID-19 deaths globally may be linked to long-term exposure to air pollution.<br />In addition, 18% of fatalities caused by the virus in the United States are linked to it as well.<br />This means that air pollution may have played a role in roughly 40,000 of the more than 220,000 deaths.<br />If both long-term exposure to air pollution and infection with the COVID-19 virus come together...<br />We have an additive adverse effect on health, particularly with respect to the heart and blood vessels.<br />This leads to greater vulnerability and less resilience to COVID-19, reports UPI.
