COVID-19 Mortality Data

Some concrete data on COVID-19 Deaths

The Iranian Health Ministry has stated that 68% of the dead from COVID-19 were older than 60 years of age, with average age of 64 at death- average infection age, 59.

60% were men, 40% women.

18% of the known COVID-19 cases have been asymptomatic.

"O" blood types seem to fair better.

Koreans have stated that 19% of the dead were younger than 60.

I have not seen any breakdown of the mortality rate based on pre-existing conditions and/or history of smoking.

Additionally, Michigan statistics - https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/0,9753,7-406-98163-520743--,00.html

- indicated that 57 % of the infected are in the 40 to 70 - age group.

In Italy, 90% of dead suffered co-morbidities - many were older than 70 years of age.

A more discriminating approach would be to send people older than certain age - say 58 - to work from home or to be on extended paid leave and in home quarantine while economic activity could be continued by others.