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Mon Jan 27, 2020, 04:25 AM

Jan 2020

A 36-Year-Old Man Is the Youngest Fatality of the Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak So Far

Official data suggested that most of the previous victims were between the ages of 65 and 80. Previously a 48-year-old woman with diabetes was the youngest reported fatality. The oldest were two 88-year-old men

“This 36-year old is an enigma,” said David Heymann, a professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene.

“We know that the majority of people who seem to have died to date have co-morbidity and they are elderly.”

https://time.com/5770924/wuhan-coronavirus-youngest-death/

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CDC confirms fifth coronavirus case in US [View all] alittlelark Jan 2020 OP

And now they're saying patients are contagious before symptoms show NickB79 Jan 2020 #1

I still would not worry to much as this isnt like the Captain Tripps virus some people foolishly cstanleytech Jan 2020 #2

yeah no kidding rockfordfile Jan 2020 #3

There was a news report saying that 5 million in Wuhan had fled the city before the quarantine Baclava Jan 2020 #5

The elderly/other medical problems was an early premise Ms. Toad Jan 2020 #8

The majority of deaths still fit usual pattern, could be mutating though Baclava Jan 2020 #10

Not mentioned in the OP: the case is of a student at ASU, one of the country's largest universities Coventina Jan 2020 #4

So far, they were all infected in Wuhan Warpy Jan 2020 #6

A 3-day transmission would be about double every day, with an R0 of 2.6 Ms. Toad Jan 2020 #9

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2020 #7