Post by Radrook Admin on Apr 9, 2020 9:20:16 GMT -5
Hundreds of young people have already died of COVID-19 in the U.S.
HuffPost US By DOMINIQUE MOSBERGEN Apr 9th 2020 9:53AM
While older people remain the most vulnerable to succumbing to complications from the novel coronavirus, younger patients — including those with no preexisting conditions — can also become seriously ill with the disease and even be killed by it.
At least 759 people under the age of 50 have died in the U.S. from the virus that causes COVID-19, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. At least 45 of those deaths were among people in their 20s and at least 190 among people in their 30s, the paper said.
Even patients under the age of 20 have not been spared. The Post said at least 9 people in the U.S. who were 20 or younger have died because of the illness.
The paper noted that the actual number of deaths among young people is likely higher as some states don’t provide data about coronavirus deaths based on age group.