higher-risk

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higher-risk

  1. comparative form of high-risk: more high-risk
    • 2020 October 3, Peter Bowes, “Trump spends first night in hospital after Covid-19 diagnosis”, in BBC:
      The president, being 74, a man and someone categorised as obese, is in a higher-risk category for Covid-19.
    • 2020 October 21, “Network News: Transmission low risk on public transport, shows PHE data”, in Rail, page 8:
      Data released by Public Health England on October 9 reveals that public transport remains a relatively low-risk setting for the transmission of Coronavirus when compared with higher-risk areas including households.