HYPERTENSION AFFECTED 1,070 VICTIMS OR MORE THAN 46% OF ALL DEATHS. DIABETES IMPACTED 973 VICTIMS OR 42% OF THE DEATH TOTAL. PULMONARY DISEASE WAS PART OF 397 DEATHS OR 17%. AND 215 OF THOSE DEATHS, ABOUT 9%, WERE ACCOMPANIED BY OBESITY OR MORBID OBESITY. - CHICAGO COVID DEATHS; SO IT'S NATURAL SELECTION.