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The Age Group Responsible for Nearly Half of New COVID Cases

Summary by Cindy Olmstead

You may have heard that younger adults are the primary group behind the transmission of COVID-19; however, new research shows that people ages 35 to 49 may be the real spreaders of the virus.

The study from the U.K.’s Imperial College London shows that while a “majority of COVID-19 infections” originate from people between the ages of 20 and 49, those between the ages of 35 and 49 are responsible for 41.1% of new cases of the virus.

Researchers do not know exactly why the transmission rate of 35- to 49-year-olds is so high, but speculate that middle age adults are more mobile, have more contacts and move more than older and younger populations.

 

SOURCE: AOL.com February 2, 2021