COVID Facts: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 01:47, 28 June 2020

Chance of dying if you have it - currently there are 128k deaths total. [1]. Total cases - 2.6 million.
128k/ 2600k = 4.9% death rate, 1 in 20.
Only 7 of 1400 in April has other health conditions. [2]
This age and sex states that one age 48 is 6x less likely to die than old people, so for the COVID deaths, most people dying are old. If 1 in 20 dies, cahnce of a 48 yo dying is 1/120. [3]
"Unless you’re in a high-risk group – and that includes the elderly, children, pregnant women and people with certain medical conditions – you’ll probably be given self-care instructions over the phone and told to stay home,” says Dr. Sensenig.

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 *Only 7 of 1400 in April has other health conditions. [https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2020/04/13/covid-young-people]
 *This age and sex states that one age 48 is 6x less likely to die than old people, so for the COVID deaths, most people dying are old. If 1 in 20 dies, cahnce of a 48 yo dying is 1/120. [https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/index.htm#AgeAndSex]
+*"Unless you’re in a high-risk group – and that includes the elderly, children, pregnant women and people with certain medical conditions – you’ll probably be given self-care instructions over the phone and told to stay home,” says Dr. Sensenig.