COVID-19 Facts That Flatten the Fear Original source: Flatten The Fear August 10, 2020

COVID-19 Facts That Flatten the Fear

Original source: Flatten The Fear

August 10, 2020

Updated as of 8-10-20

• The CDC recently revised its death rate estimate down to just 0.26 percent.
• In 2020, as of August 5, fewer Americans have died on average per day in the U.S.than in 2017 (includes all causes).
• One percent of counties in the country account for nearly half of all Covid-19 deaths nationally.
• Ten percent of counties account for nearly 90 percent of all deaths.
• Roughly 30 percent of the counties in the country haven’t experienced a single coronavirus death.
• Nearly half of all coronavirus deaths have come in nursing homes.
• In many states, nursing homes and assisted living facilities account for far more than half of all deaths—around 80 percent in Minnesota and around 70 percent in Ohio.
• More than 80 percent of all Covid-19 deaths are among those over 65 years old.
• Those aged under 55 account for just eight percent of all Covid-19 deaths.
• If you are 34 years old or younger, your probability of dying from Covid-19 as of June 3rd was 0.0005 percent.
• The overwhelming majority of deaths are among those with at least one other underlying medical condition. For six percent of the deaths, Covid-19 was the only cause mentioned.
• Most ICU admissions—in some cases 75 percent or more—aren’t Covid-related.
• The resumption of elective—yet vital—surgeries is contributing to increased ICU-utilization rates around the country.
• More children die each year from the flu than Covid-19.
• Children rarely display serious symptoms from Covid-19 or infect others. Some scientists believe children are a “brake” on transmissions.
• After European schools reopened, there was no observable increase in Covid-19 cases.
• The American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Academy of Sciences conclude that children can safely ret