Quite a few on the campfire want to believe every covid patient is old, sickly, fat, and of poor hygiene - not like “us.” The reality is that while those descriptors apply to many, there are enough people getting sick who have NONE of those preexisting conditions that it’s worth being moderately concerned about - and doing what you can do to prevent transmission.
I was thinking about this today. What are the demographics or any related info for the US deceased population( from covid 19)?
Using numbers from the NYC Dept of Health website:
22% of the known Covid 19 cases are in those 65 and over. That same age group accounts for 69% of the deaths (if I did the math right). Still pretty early on.
+1 to whoever said the stats won't matter much if you or one of your family happens to be killed by it. Over or under 65.
