Emily Pofahl Created: August 04, 2021 06:31 PM (ABC 6 News) - As the county and state monitor the pandemic, scientists and medical researchers continue to learn more about COVID-19. Mayo Clinic released a new study that says younger people with psychiatric disorders are at a higher risk for severe disease or even death from the virus. Medical experts say it was clear early on that some groups of people are affected by COVID-19 more than others. For example, older people or those with underlying health conditions. But now health officials say another population is also at risk for severe disease. "A way that we thought about this is that we were looking kind of for a flag. Which groups of people are going to have problems? And this was kind of our first step in identifying those groups," Jennifer St. Sauver, professor of epidemiology at Mayo Clinic, said.