The coronavirus tends to manifest in more mild symptoms in younger people, with the rate of hospitalization for those who test positive for COVID-19 in their 20s under four percent, according to the CDC. And that may be why death rates are low at the moment.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb Freiden is not the only expert who’s concerned about coronavirus deaths spiking in the future. Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), gave a similarly foreboding warning regarding the potential consequences of the current COVID-19 numbers. “The death rate always lags several weeks behind the infection rate,” Fauci told Axios. His concern is that the young people being infected right now, “then they come home, and then they infect the older people. The older people get the complications, and then they go to the hospitals.” Which is exactly what can potentially send death rates skyrocketing. RELATED: For more up-to-date information, sign up for our daily newsletter. In addition to Florida, as Freiden mentioned, the shift in demographics of COVID-19 cases has been reported in Washington, California, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Arizona, Wisconsin, and Colorado, according to NPR. So, especially in those states, Freiden and Fauci’s bleak projections make social distancing and wearing a mask in public even more integral than ever. For more expert thoughts on coronavirus-related deaths, check out This Is How Many More Americans the CDC Predicts Will Die by Mid-July.
