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Alternative Title:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
Personal Author:
Bialek, Stephanie ; Boundy, Ellen ; Bowen, Virginia ; Chow, Nancy ; Cohn, Amanda ; ... More +
Bialek, Stephanie ; Boundy, Ellen ; Bowen, Virginia ; Chow, Nancy ; Cohn, Amanda ; Dowling, Nicole ; Ellington, Sascha ; Gierke, Ryan ; Hall, Aron ; MacNeil, Jessica ; Patel, Priti ; Peacock, Georgina ; Pilishvili, Tamara ; Razzaghi, Hilda ; Reed, Nia ; Ritchey, Matthew ; Sauber-Schatz, Erin Less -
Corporate Authors:
CDC COVID-19 Response Team
Description:
Globally, approximately 170,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) have been reported, including an estimated 7,000 deaths in approximately 150 countries (1). On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic (2). Data from China have indicated that older adults, particularly those with serious underlying health conditions, are at higher risk for severe COVID-19-associated illness and death than are younger persons (3). Although the majority of reported COVID-19 cases in China were mild (81%), approximately 80% of deaths occurred among adults aged ≥60 years; only one (0.1%) death occurred in a person aged ≤19 years (3). In this report, COVID-19 cases in the United States that occurred during February 12-March 16, 2020 and severity of disease (hospitalization, admission to intensive care unit [ICU], and death) were analyzed by age group. As of March 16, a total of 4,226 COVID-19 cases in the United States had been reported to CDC, with multiple cases reported among older adults living in long-term care facilities (4). Overall, 31% of cases, 45% of hospitalizations, 53% of ICU admissions, and 80% of deaths associated with COVID-19 were among adults aged ≥65 years with the highest percentage of severe outcomes among persons aged ≥85 years. In contrast, no ICU admissions or deaths were reported among persons aged ≤19 years. Similar to reports from other countries, this finding suggests that the risk for serious disease and death from COVID-19 is higher in older age groups.
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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 And Over
Age Distribution
Child
Child, Preschool
Coronavirus Infections
COVID-19
Full Report
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Middle Aged
Pneumonia, Viral
Risk Factors
Severity Of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult

Source:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 69(12):343-346
Pubmed ID:
32214079
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC7725513
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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