This report, and the included image, are borderline atrocious. This is so poorly constructed, seemingly for the purpose of making headlines (with incorrect numbers) to scare the younger generations.
The given age range of 20-44 is a span of 24 years, whereas the older age brackets in the study are of 9 year ranges.
- 0-19: 123 cases, 2% hospitalization, no ICU, no death
- 20-44: 705 cases, 20% hospitalization, 4% ICU, .2% death
- 45-54: 429 cases, 28% hospitalization, 10% ICU, .8% death
- 55-64: 429 cases, 30% hospitalization, 11% ICU, 2.6% death
- 65-74: 409 cases, 43% hospitalization, 18% ICU, 4.9% death
- 75-84: 210 cases, 58% hospitalization, 31% ICU, 10.5% death
- 84+: 144 cases, 70% hospitalization, 29% ICU, 27.3% death
It would have been helpful and more truthful to break up the 20-44 bracket into smaller segments. Better yet, divide them all into five year brackets for more accuracy. When does the number really start to climb after age 19?
I do not see how scaring millennials like this is a good thing.