The Post reported that people under 50 made up 5% of deaths, and nearly half of the dead in India were younger than 60. Data from the developing world and initial demographic indicators reported from the US highlight the grim effect socioeconomic factors have on who is more likely to be infected or killed by the virus.
In Brazil, people under 50 account for 5% of deaths, ten times greater than that recorded in Italy or Spain, the Post reported, and in Mexico, nearly one-fourth of the dead were aged between 25 and 49. In India,, officials reported this month that nearly half of the dead were younger than 60, according to the Post.
The same trends can be seen in hospitalizations for patients with extreme cases, the Post reported, like in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state, where more than two-thirds of hospitalizations are for people younger than 49. The Post wrote that experts point to existing issues like overwhelmed healthcare, extreme poverty, and inequality as exacerbating factors in the death tolls recorded in developing countries.
In India, the explosion of cases in Mumbai has been connected to the dense cityscape and the conditions in areas like Dharavi, Asia's largest slum, where hospitals are overwhelmed, police forces overextended, and social distancing is impossible,
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More sensationalism. Yawn... Can you focus on some TermLimits are you fighting against implementing TermLimits
That’s really sad that people are ignoring the warnings & risking their lives.
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