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There have been some really young deaths, some middle aged deaths.
What needs to happen is a look at the deaths and deprivation.
But I think this is key:
From the guardianThe new figures also reveal the age groups of those who have died to date. More than half of the patients (52%) who have died with coronavirus were over 80 years of age. Most of the other deaths (40%) were among patients aged between 60 and 79. A further 7% of deaths occurred in those aged between 40 and 59.
Less than 1% of the victims were under 40. The figures show three deaths in the under-20 category, and a further 22 victims aged between 20 and 39. A 13-year-old boy who died at King’s College hospital is believed to be the youngest victim so far.lines starting with a 'greater than' denote quoted text
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I'm sure that will be the case but I just have a feeling that when we look back in a decade that there is a big spike and then a trough.
It's awful though and if I were sick with C19 and looking to lose my last year or two I'd feel rightly upset.