Covid: Iss, the incidence of under 20s rises, overtaking in January

Starting from the end of January, the incidence of Covid-19 cases in the under 20 age group exceeded that of the older population groups for the first time since the pandemic began, and in February it remained slightly higher.

This is underlined by a 'Focus on the developmental age' produced by the ISS and presented last Friday at the CTS.

The January / February incidence was around 150 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants.

The highest value is recorded between 13-19 years, just under 200 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants, while in the smallest it is lower. 

In the younger age groups, among the diagnosed cases there are very few serious ones, while the mild ones are about 60% and the rest are symptomatic. The report also surveyed the absolute number of cases in the under 20 age group, which were over 106,000 in November and then dropped to around 61,000 in both December and January. Also in November, the peak of hospitalizations in intensive care for these groups was reached, 53, then dropped to 25 in December and 21 in January. Same trend for deaths, eight in November.