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Young Adults Make 38% of COVID-19 Hospitalizations in US: CDC
The CDC report looked at COVID-19 cases in the United States from February 12 to March 16.
As of March 16, a total of 4,226 COVID-19 cases had been reported in the country, with reports increasing to 500 or more cases per day beginning March 14, said the report.
Among the 508 patients known to have been hospitalized, 38 percent were aged between 20 and 54, according to the report. Besides, 9 percent were aged over 85, 36 percent aged between 65 and 84, and 17 percent aged between 55 and 64.
The CDC report looked at COVID-19 cases in the United States from February 12 to March 16.
As of March 16, a total of 4,226 COVID-19 cases had been reported in the country, with reports increasing to 500 or more cases per day beginning March 14, said the report.
Among the 508 patients known to have been hospitalized, 38 percent were aged between 20 and 54, according to the report. Besides, 9 percent were aged over 85, 36 percent aged between 65 and 84, and 17 percent aged between 55 and 64.
Preliminary data, sure, but the notion that those under 65 would just shrug it off and develop immunity without burdening the healthcare system is clearly false. Almost four out of ten hospitalized were of prime working age, and almost half of ICU admissions were patients aged below 65.