When we see data showing in hospital mortality for Covid patients aged 35-44 of almost 5% we should keep in mind — that’s exceptionally high; especially since criteria for admission is generally just an oxygen saturation below 93%. Many of these young people are otherwise healthy

To provide some rough basis for comparison, the in hospital death rate for pneumonia across all age groups is 3.3% — and this CDC data is skewed heavily toward elderly patients who are more likely to be admitted for pneumonia.

Here’s data on hospitalizations for ordinary pneumonia; they skew heavily toward older cohorts. On a relative basis to comparable diagnoses, that almost 5% in hospital death rate for 35-44 year-olds with Covid disease represents a lot of excess mortality https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6133a4.htm?s_cid=mm6133a4_w">https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/prev...

Same can be said for in hospital death rates for Covid disease across other younger age bands; 45-54, 25-34. These are high in-hospital mortality rates, especially considering admission criteria is typically an O2 saturation below 93. Young people shouldn& #39;t die of viral pneumonia

Here are hospitalization rates by age for ordinary pneumonia. It skews much older -- putting the 3.3% death rate observed for all comers with ordinary pneumonia in relative perspective to the in hospital Covid mortality rates for younger age cohorts that require hospitalization.