Comorbidities in the South

The numbers emerging seem to indicate that more young people in the South are dying from COVID-19. Although the majority of coronavirus-related deaths in Louisiana are still among victims over 70 years old, 43 percent of all reported deaths have been people under 70. In Georgia, people under 70 make up 49 percent of reported deaths. By comparison, people under 70 account for only 20 percent of deaths in Colorado. “Under 70” is a broad category, not really useful for understanding what’s going on. But digging deeper reveals more concerning numbers. In Louisiana, people from the ages of 40 to 59 account for 22 percent of all deaths. The same age range in Georgia accounts for 17 percent of all deaths. By comparison, the same age group accounts for only about 10 percent of all deaths in Colorado, and 6 percent of all deaths in Washington State. These statistics suggest that middle-aged and working-age adults in the two southern states are at much greater risk than their counterparts elsewhere; for some reason, they are more likely to die from COVID-19.

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A recent analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation might shed some light on what’s going on here. The paper, drawing on the CDC guidelines, identifies people who may be at risk of serious complications from COVID-19. Kaiser’s at-risk group includes all people over 60 years old and all adults younger than 60 who also have heart disease, cancer, lung disease, or diabetes. In each state, older people are the majority of the people considered to be at risk of complications. But the Deep South and mid-South form a solid bloc of states where younger adults are much more at risk. In Arkansas, Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Mississippi, relatively young people make up over a quarter of the vulnerable population. Compare that with the coronavirus’s beachhead in Washington State, where younger adults make up only about 19 percent of the risk group.

The Coronavirus’s Unique Threat to the South - The Atlantic

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calamity said:

It sure looks like we may have a problem in the Deep South.



And, it's not just GA and LA.



You know what that means, right?

Trump voters are most at risk.

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apdst said:

Actually, you're wrong. Even in red states, it's the blue districts that are getting hit hardest: Atlanta, New Orleans, Birmingham, Houston. Those are all Democrat voting districts. Orleans Parish in Louisiana leads the state for infections. Orleans parish is deep blue.

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calamity said:

Red states

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apdst said:

Blue voting districts. Fewer Democrat voters means fewer Democrat congress critters.

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calamity said:

I wouldn't bet on that. Red state = dead state

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apdst said:

:lamo

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calamity said:

Last in the nation in education, health, wealth and well being was last to enact social distancing. As a result, Florida now competes with NY and NJ for worst hit by COVID-19. New Orleans, Louisiana has the worst death rate per capita. Georgia surged past Ohio, Indiana and Connecticut in cases of the infected. Mississippi, Alabama and South Carolina are surging, and dying fast.

Not good.

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SonOfDaedalus said:

This is going to his poor people hardest and especially poor people in urban areas. That means it will hit Black people hardest. So Atlanta, New Orleans, etc, will be hit hard. In the North, Detroit, Milwaukee, Cleveland, etc.

DeSantis should be removed from office he is so incompetent.

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