Hospitalizations are up 100% since the end of May in Texas.
texastribune.org/2020/06/22/tex…
Doctors say the new cases are more likely to be under 50: "Younger people [are] requiring hospitalization and younger people who are now requiring ICU."
texastribune.org/2020/06/22/tex…
Doctors say the new cases are more likely to be under 50: "Younger people [are] requiring hospitalization and younger people who are now requiring ICU."
This is not an apples-to-apples comparison, but a telling indicator about how COVID's current stage is attacking younger ppl:
In March, 82% of those hospitalized in NYC were over 45.
www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/dow…
Today's, 50% of those hospitalized in Dallas hospitals are under 50.
In March, 82% of those hospitalized in NYC were over 45.
www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/dow…
Today's, 50% of those hospitalized in Dallas hospitals are under 50.
The declining median age of COVID patients is a critical story.
Some of it is a statistical result of expanded testing—that's important.
But you don't get a sudden doubling of hospitalizations led by younger Texans just by administering more tests.
Some of it is a statistical result of expanded testing—that's important.
But you don't get a sudden doubling of hospitalizations led by younger Texans just by administering more tests.
