This group makes up 48% of all COVID-19 hospitalizations right now, NYT data shows

Patients age 70 and older account for nearly half (48.5 percent) of all current U.S. COVID-19 hospitalizations, according to Feb. 14 data tracked by The New York Times

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All states are seeing hospitalization rates trend downward, with COVID-19 admissions appearing to have peaked around Jan. 15.  

Below are daily virus hospital admission rates, stratified by six age groups per 100,000 people:

70 years or older: 16.6 daily admissions

60-69 years: 7.6 daily admissions

50-59 years: 4.2 daily admissions 

30-49 years: 2.6 daily admissions

18-29 years: 1.9 daily admissions

18 years or younger: 1.3 daily admissions

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