This is not even close to correct. Where did you get this information? About 15% of the deaths in N.C. are in people under age 65. If the testing distribution is the same as death distribution, then about 1 out of 200 positive cases under age 65 will die. Now there are certainly people that never get tested, so the number is likely a bit lower than this, but no where close to the percentage you quoted.
Rafi, the calculation is dead on and you are confusing the 15% number with the death rate. Here are the facts:
1. NC population is 10.4 million
2. NC population aged 65 and over is 1.7 million
3. Therefore, NC population under 65 is 8.7 mil
4. Number of Covid deaths in NC is now 969
5. Percentage of Covid deaths for folks 65 and older is 75% - straight from NC health department.
6. Number of North Carolinians under 65 who have died is about 242 (25% of 969). Your 15% figure is low as it is actually 25%.
7. Death rate of those under 65 is 242 divided by 8.7 million .0000278, or 2.78 per 100,000.
So carry on with the hysteria and failure to analyze and understand the real data.
Deacdixieboy, you might want to turn off the alarmists at MSNBC and CNN and start thinking for yourself.
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