For today& #39;s Times @Smyth_Chris and I analysed the latest Public Health England figures on coronavirus cases by age group. It revealed that most confirmed cases are now in younger people in an “extraordinary” shift. 1/4
Last week 2,042 cases were confirmed in people in their 20s, more than 10x the number among over-80s. Also:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟠" title="Orangefarbener Kreis" aria-label="Emoji: Orangefarbener Kreis"> Two thirds of confirmed infection now in under-40s
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟠" title="Orangefarbener Kreis" aria-label="Emoji: Orangefarbener Kreis"> A fifth of cases are in the over 50s (3/4 in spring)
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟠" title="Orangefarbener Kreis" aria-label="Emoji: Orangefarbener Kreis"> The over 80s account for 3% of the total (28% in March)
Speaking to the Times @d_spiegel said the shift was “quite extraordinary”. He said it was “affected by testing availability, but also a shift in who is infected”. He added: “The elderly and frail seem to be far better protected, but they need to be able to get their freedom back”
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