Early-stage evidence of the outbreak in China shows older people could be more likely to develop severe symptoms One in five people older than 80 could need hospitalization if they get infected with the novel coronavirus disease, a study from the early stage of the pandemic in China shows.
However, for children and teenagers, the number of those requiring hospitalization may be close to none, according to the research published in The Lancet.
The study also estimates that 6.4% of coronavirus patients older than 60 could die, but this could rise to 13.4% for those who are above 80 years of age.
In contrast, this figure was estimated to be 0.32% for younger people, says the research by Robert Verity of Imperial College, London, and others.