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Cases of coronavirus are currently peak In most countries, the United States is very close to reaching three million cases of CVIV-19 positive. The good news, however, seems to be that theThe mortality rate is low. This is due to a number of factors, not the least is the raft ofNew cases at many younger patients which generally do not have the co-morbidities that raise their chances of dying of covid-19 complications. In truth, while conditions such as diabetes, obesity and renal disease increase your risk ofCoronavirusThere is a huge factor that best determines the result of the coronavirus patient:your age.

"Age is by far theThe strongest mortality predictor, "Jeffrey Klausner, MD, professor of epidemiology at the University of California, in Los Angeles, told the Business Initiate. In fact, about 80% of the United States.Coronavirus deaths in mid-June were people over 65According to disease control and prevention centers (CDC).

"Among the adults, the risk of COVID-19 serious illness increases with age, with older adults at highest risk," said CDC. "A serious illness means that the person with COVID-19 may require hospitalization, intensive care or fan to help them breathe, otherwise they can even die."

So, although it may seem like a good news thatCoronavirus affects more young people These days, Klausner warns: "The thing is now to keep young people away from the elderly."

The truth is that deaths tend to delay, so that we do not know how many deaths will come from this current picture in cases for a few weeks or even months.Anthony Fauci, MD, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), told Axios at the end of June that "themortality rate Always lag for several weeks behind the rate of infection. "It is also concerned that young people infected at the moment could" infect the elderly. TheOlder people get complications, then they go to hospitals. And, of course, as a result, mortality rates could increase.

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In the same way,Tom Frieden, MD, former director of the CDC, warned twitter in June that "with the younger age of recent infections in at least some places such as Florida, expect alower mortality rate In this wave ... until children from 20 to 40 years old infected today continue to infect others. "And for more information on the silent signs of COVID, checkIt's the Tell-Tale sign that you've ever had Covid, according to a doctor.