Young Adults Lead NYC COVID Hospitalizations: Report

New York City NY

30 July, 2021

12:59 PM

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NEW YORK CITY — Young adults form the largest percentage group of COVID-19 hospitalizations in New York City, according to a new data. Data provided to the New York Times shows people 25 to 34 years old accounted for 18 percent of people hospitalized in the city. This was the age group with the most people hospitalized, followed by people over 75, according to the Times. The Times report provided a snapshot of the period from June 15 to July 12 when the highly contagious delta variant spread across the city. It indicates that unvaccinated New Yorkers are most at risk from a strain the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns spreads as easily as chickenpox, as first reported by the Washington Post. City data shows 57 percent of adults from ages 25 to 34 are fully vaccinated. This is below the city's average of 65. 8 percent of all adults. Representatives from the Mount Sinai and Northwell health systems told the New York Times some of those hospitalized had been vaccinated, but added these people are either elderly, have pre-existing health conditions, or both. About 85 to 90 percent of patients hospitalized with COVID in recent weeks are unvaccinated, a representative from the Northwell system told the Times. City data shows a seven-day average of 24 people hospitalized for COVID-19 as of July 26. The daily average of total cases is 1,032. About 29 percent of all city residents still haven't received any dose of vaccine, according to data. Among the city's five boroughs, Manhattan has greatest percentage of people vaccinated (66 percent; including children) and The Bronx has the lowest percentage (45 percent). Demographic data shows 38 percent of Black adults are fully vaccinated, the lowest percentage by demographic group. Read the New York Times report here.