Those people account for about 40 to 50 percent of all deaths from COVID in the United States. A figure of 43 percent has been widely used. It probably understates the real total because in some states, including New York, nursing home residents who die in hospitals are counted as hospital deaths. (https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2020/05/26/nursing-homes-assisted-living-facilities-0-6-of-the-u-s-population-43-of-u-s-covid-19-deaths/#1a759cff74cd) The flip side of the risk to the elderly is that younger adults and especially teenagers and children are at extremely low risk from
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Again - accurate descriptions of the stats are essential - unfortunately, we haven't gotten very much of this from the MSM.
