According to the state Department of Public Health, the average age of those dying from coronavirus is now 79.<\/p>\n
And the statistics DPH presents bear it out.<\/p>\n
Currently, 91% of all deaths are among those 60 and up and 54% of all deaths are among those 80 and up.<\/p>\n
The latest two-week period between April 3 and April 16 showed a surge of 8,697 cases to 13,113, which was an increase of 51%.<\/p>\n
During that time there were 6,086 cases among those from the age of 0 to 19 and no deaths.<\/p>\n
There were 16,166 cases among those from the age of 20 to 59 and just four deaths.<\/p>\n
Those from the age of 60 to 80 and above had 4,496 cases and 57 deaths.<\/p>\n
Those 80 and over suffered the most deaths, with 35, or 57%, of the 61 deaths during that period.<\/p>\n
Since the beginning of the pandemic in March of 2020, those 80 and over have suffered 54% of all deaths, which is 10,943 out of 20,208 total deaths.<\/p>\n
And during that time, that age group has had the fewest number of cases at 54,853, which is 3% of all 1,733,156 cases as of April 16.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, those from the age of 70 to 79 have suffered 4,678 deaths, which is 23% of the 20,208 total deaths as of April 16.<\/p>\n
That groups percentage of deaths is less than half the 80 and over group, but their percentage of cases is slightly more at 4%.<\/p>\n
Those from the age of 20 through the age of 59 account for 60% of all cases and 9% of all deaths.<\/p>\n
Those numbers are 1,048,158 and 1,851, respectively.<\/p>\n
Those 1,851 deaths is a death percentage of just 0.17%, or just under two-tenths of one percent, for the number of cases which afflicted the group.<\/p>\n
And the youngest group of those afflicted with coronavirus, those from the age of 0 through 19, account for 24% of all cases and 0.11%, or one-tenth of 1%, of all deaths; those numbers are 416,395 and 23, respectively.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, as the number of cases rose, the number of those being cared for in intensive care units, or ICUs, fell.<\/p>\n
On Friday, when the number of cases for the week ending April 22 hit 13,198, the number of those in ICUs fell from 37 to 25 since the week ending April 15.<\/p>\n
And the number of those intubated with breathing apparatus declined from 15 to 12.<\/p>\n
The numbers of those in ICUs and on breathing apparatus indicates this latest surge is less deadly.<\/p>\n
On Friday, there were 389 people hospitalized statewide with 12 on breathing apparatus and 25 in an ICU.<\/p>\n
The last time there were that many people hospitalized (391) on Feb. 28, about two months ago, there were 39 patients on breathing apparatus and 71 patients in ICUs.<\/p>\n
George W. Rhodes can be reached at 508-236-0432.<\/p>\n
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