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Old 09-01-2022, 19:13   #1270
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Re: Coronavirus

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Originally Posted by Pierre View Post
ONS stats say 130 in every 100,000 aged 85 are in hospital (according to your interpretation)

There’s 670 x 100,000’s in 67 million.
No, because most of the 67 million aren't over 85.

There are about 1.5 million over 85s. So 15 x 130 = 1950 in hospital.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/...-by-age-group/
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