VA’s numbers - as of today
0-9 0/5214 = 0%
10-19 1/13,854 = 0.007%
20-29 7/29,813 = 0.0235%
30-39 29/24,674 = 0.1175%
40-49 85/22,244 = 0.3821%
50-59 214/20,140 = 1.063%
60-69 486/13,152 = 3.695%
70-79 792/6970 = 11.363%
80+ 1495/6197 = 24.125%
VA doesn’t break down numbers over 80 the way PA does.
I’ve noted that VA has smaller death percentages throughout the ages, even though some of their cases are higher. My guess is that’s due to their increase coming much later in the pandemic than PA’s. Medically more was known. It gives support to the thought I’ve heard that if one is going to catch it, later is better than sooner.
PA (and NY, NJ, etc) got hit hard in the beginning when a lot less was known (like proning) and plasma, Remdesivir, etc, weren’t options.
Medical advances seem to definitely be helping. Kudos to the researchers.