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Currently CFR for 20-44 year olds is less than 1%, but the troubling bit is up to 20% will need hospitalization, and what if the hospitals are full? "A new CDC
by sendbitcoins 7y ago
Currently CFR for 20-44 year olds is less than 1%, but the troubling bit is up to 20% will need hospitalization, and what if the hospitals are full?
"A new CDC analysis of more than 2,400 cases of COVID-19 that have occurred in the United States in the last month shows that between 1 in 7 and 1 in 5 people between the ages of 20 and 44 in the sample of those who are confirmed cases require hospitalization"
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/488325-cdc-data-show-coronavirus-poses-serious-risk-for-younger-people https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/488325-cdc-data-show-c...
- tmaly 7y agoI think you might have read that wrong. Article says 1 in 5 for those between 45 and 65 “The early estimates show that a fifth to a third of those between the ages of 45 and 65 who contract the disease are hospitalized.”