July 16, 2021
Study shows children and youth at very low risk of hospitalization from Covid-19!
Hospitalization rates increased with age of the 1,482 hospitalized COVID-19 patients:
0-4 years: 6 (0.4%), hospitalization rate 0.3 per 100,000.
5-17 years: 6 (0.4%), hospitalization rate 0.1 per 100,000.
18-49 years: 366 (25%), hospitalization rate 2.5 per 100,000.
50-64 years: 461 (31%), hospitalization rate 7.4 per 100,000.
≥65 years: 643 (43%), hospitalization rate 13.8 per 100,000 (17.2 per 100,000 ≥85 years).
