The greater the number of young people infected, the greater the number who will die, even if such deaths are likely to remain rare.
The death of a young person is a particularly tragic thing, especially when there seems to be no reason why it should have happened. The death of 19-year-old Don Béni Kabangu Nsapu is just such a case. Given that all the evidence to date shows that young people have a much lower mortality rate than older patients, it seems almost impossible that a young, otherwise healthy person should die of COVID-19. But even unlikely events do happen. Read More