The surprising group of people behind a large number of new cases of COVID-19
Early reopening and non-compliance with health safety guidelines could be to blame, say experts.
Our understanding of the coronavirus has helped us get better to slow down its propagation,Diagnose early warning panelsAnd taking good precautions to keep everyone as safe as possible. But the widely recognized belief that only seniors or people with health complications are at risk have created serious problems. Unfortunately, the latest statistics show that everyone may not be as safe as it originally thought: according to scientists, nearly half of all new cases of coronavirus in California are composed ofYoung people between 18 and 35 years old.
Surprising data, reported by NBC in the Bay region, found that new CVIVID-19 patients under 35 accounted for 44% of cases in the golden state. It's up 29% just a month ago. These figures also correspond toA fall of the elderly suffering from the disease. The share of patients over 50 SUNK at 30.5% of 46% last month.
"It's really bad and shocking"George Lemp, MD, an infectious epidemic of the disease that helped compile the data, told the NBC affiliate. "This can reflect the opening of California since mid-May, especially among young people who may have started to move away from the practices of social distance and persistent mask."
Unfortunately, California is not alone inReport an increase in cases of coronaviruses in younger people. At a press conference announcing that his city would be a break from their reopening, Mayor de MiamiFrancis Suarez also noted thatThere had been an increase in infections Among the ages of 18 to 35 years.
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But while the experts are quick to strengthen their recommendations for all persons to practice social distance and facial masks, statistics always show that age has an effect on the course of the virus.Mortality rates gradually increase in patients as they get older and Spike exponentially after 54 years. And for more information on how your age affects your risk COVID-19, checkIf you have finished this age, your coronavirus risks double.