>>10214784As of April 28th, 2020:
31,587 total deaths assumed (no test required) per ICD codes U07.1 and U07.2.
Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States: 981,246.
Age group 55-85+ make up the majority of assumed COVID-19 deaths, over half of which are counted as Pneumonia.
Out of 31,587 total deaths assumed, 29,056 (92%) are from the age group 55-85+.
Total assumed deaths from COVID-19 as a percentage of confirmed cases: 3.22%.
Total assumed deaths from COVID-19 as a percentage of the age group 55-85+: 3%.
Total assumed deaths from COVID-19 as a percentage of the age group 0-55: 0.26%.
As a percentage of the total population (0-55), 0.001% have assumed to have died from COVID-19.
As a percentage of the total population (55-85+), 0.03% have assumed to have died from COVID-19.
Sources:
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/index.htmhttps://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/cases-in-us.htmlhttps://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvss/coronavirus/Alert-2-New-ICD-code-introduced-for-COVID-19-deaths.pdf