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A global study has found a “dramatic” link between obesity and Covid-19 deaths, Reuters reports. Coronavirus fatality rates were found to be 10 times higher in nations where 50% or more of the adult population is overweight.

Countries like Japan and South Korea, which have very low rates of adult obesity, have reported comparatively low virus death rates. The United States and the United Kingdom, by contrast, report some of the highest adult obesity rates and Covid-19 death rates, according to the Reuters report.

The findings could help identify important comorbidity risk factors. The study analyzed Covid data compiled by Johns Hopkins University and obesity statistics from the World Health Organization’s Global Health Observatory.

—Sara Salinas

Because of the coronavirus crisis, millions of Americans are moving from the city to the suburbs.

But the pandemic-induced run on housing has fueled an affordability problem for many would-be buyers, despite record-low mortgage rates.

Now, homes in many states require a salary larger than buyers’ current median income.

Here’s a map that shows just how much money it takes to afford the average home in each state, according to career planning site Zippia.com. Nationwide, the median home price is $346,800.