As the count of U.S. deaths from COVID-19 passes 1 million, there's a wealth of data making clear which groups have been hit the hardest.
. His demographic profile — an older white male with chronic health problems — mirrors the faces of many who would be lost over the next two years.when the new coronavirus swept through in early 2020. He died March 1, an early victim in a devastating outbreak that gave a first glimpse of the price older Americans would pay.
About 255,000 people 85 and older died; 257,000 were 75 to 84 years old; and about 229,000 were 65 to 74.of UC San Francisco. Harrington, 80, hopes the lessons of the pandemic lead U.S. health officials to adopt minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes, “then maybe I can retire.”Men have shorter life expectancies than women, so it’s not surprising that the only age group where deaths in women outpaced those in men is the oldest: 85 and older.
This isn’t that surprising because there are more white people in the U.S. than any other race. But American Indians, Pacific Islanders and Black people had higher death rates when looking at COVID-19 deaths per capita.
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