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		elhudy on March 19, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Covid-19 Interactive Model >705 were aged 20 to 44, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Between 15% and 20% eventually ended up in the hospital, including as many as 4% who needed intensive care. That's not a shocking number to you? 15% - 20% of people aged 20-44 ended up hospitalized? Even if no deaths were involved, that many young people ending up in the hospital is concerning.

k1t on March 19, 2020 [–]

It really comes back to the testing. There could be a million people 20-44 who didn't get tested and didn't need to visit a hospital.

If you only test people who arrive at a hospital with serious symptoms, it's not surprising that many of them go on to be admitted.

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