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.
So assuming 3% infected is the right % is it safe to then use the above #s to say that death rate for <65 is closer to 1%? So 242 divided 261,000 (8.7mm x 3%) knowing it could be somewhat lower if many infected that have yet to be tested? Guessing most dying are ones with prior health issues, but still that seems really high for younger pop. considering flu results in .1-.2% of total pop. including elderly.