Original title: Grim! Taiwan increased 228 severe cases of elderly people over 60 in four days, and the severe disease rate rose to 32.6%
According to Taiwan’s “United Daily News” reported on the 5th, the Taiwan Epidemic Command Center released infection data for all age groups starting on the 1st. In just four days, the number of severely ill elderly people over 60 increased from 859 to 1087, an increase of 228 cases. Elderly severely ill patients; the proportion of this age group rose from 30.2% to 32.6%.
Luo Yijun, the leader of the medical response team of the command center, announced the infection data of all age groups on the 5th. Among the confirmed cases from May 11 to June 3, more than 3,000 cases over 60 accounted for 38%, and more than 3,000 people in their 40s accounted for 35.7%, 20% in their twenties, a total of 8894 confirmed cases.
In the severe disease data, 1560 people have severe pneumonia or acute respiratory distress syndrome, accounting for 17.5%; and there are 3330 cases over 60 years old, of which 1087 cases are severe, accounting for 32.6% of this age group.
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