As of April 2020, the case fatality rate for COVID-19 among children (<18 years old)  is estimated to be small due to low detection of pediatric COVID-19 cases. 

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COVID-19 Case Fatality Rate Categorized by Age Group

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). Centers for Disease control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/. 

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COVID-19 Case Fatality Rate Among Children

- 0-19 (n=123): 0%
- 20-44 (n=705): 0.1–0.2%
- 45-54 (n=429): 0.5–0.8%
- 55-64 (n=429): 1.4–2.6%
- 65-74 (n=409): 2.7–4.9%
- 75-84 (n=210): 4.3–10.5%
- greater than or equal to 85 (n=144): 10.4–27.3%
- Total (n=2,449): 1.8–3.4%

Case-Fatality Among COVID-19 Patients in the United States by Age

In one study the case fatality rates of the following age groups were as follows:
"Older than 80 years":  18.8% (3 of 16 patients)
Patients 65 or older (including the 16 patients above 80 years old): 8.3% (5 of 60 patients)

Case-Fatality Rate of COVID-19 in the Elderly Transferred by Beijing Emergency Medical Service

- among those who are elderly, deaths are concentrated even further among those living in long term care facilities
- 2.1 million people live in nursing homes or residential care facilities, representing 0.6% of the U.S. population
- residents in such facilities account for 45 percent of all deaths from COVID-19, for states that report such statistics
- nationally the share of fatalities from nursing home and residential care facilities is 45%, and 52% outside of New York State
- US not an outlier in nursing home fatalities with Ireland and Canada each with 85% of deaths occurring in care homes

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