Just Like the "Spanish" Flu

The 1918-19 pandemic infected & killed the healthy & middle-aged, as well as the infants & elderly who are the ordinary victims of flu. That's what made it such a killer.

W/ that in mind, read the COVID-19 age distribution & weep.

Los Angeles County on Monday provided new information about the spread of coronavirus as well as the demographics of the patients.

NEW CASES: Officials confirmed Monday there were 128 new COVID-19 cases in the county and two more deaths from the disease caused by the coronavirus. That brings the total number of fatalities in the county to seven and the total case count to 536.
DEMOGRAPHICS: Of those who have tested positive, 80% are people ages 18 to 65, and 42% are in the 18-40 age group. “This virus can infect affect people from across the board,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of the L.A. County Public Health Department, on Monday. Those numbers are fairly in line with the statewide breakdown of COVID-19 cases as of Sunday:

• Ages 0-17: 25 cases
• Ages 18-49: 837 cases
• Ages 50-64: 442 cases
• Ages 65 and older: 415

[L.A. Times]