From February 12 to March 16, 2020, between 8.1 and 18.8 percent of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. among those aged 65 to 74 years required admission to an intensive care unit. This statistic shows the percentage of COVID-19 cases in the United States from February 12 to March 16, 2020 that required intensive care unit (ICU) admission, by age group.
Percentage of COVID-19 cases in the United States from February 12 to March 16, 2020 that required intensive care unit (ICU) admission, by age group*
* Figures are based on 2,449 cases of COVID-19 with known age. Lower bound of range = number of persons admitted to ICU among total in age group; upper bound of range = number of persons admitted to ICU among total in age group with known admitted to ICU status.
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MMWR, & CDC. (March 18, 2020). Percentage of COVID-19 cases in the United States from February 12 to March 16, 2020 that required intensive care unit (ICU) admission, by age group* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105420/covid-icu-admission-rates-us-by-age-group/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
MMWR, und CDC. "Percentage of COVID-19 cases in the United States from February 12 to March 16, 2020 that required intensive care unit (ICU) admission, by age group*." Chart. March 18, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105420/covid-icu-admission-rates-us-by-age-group/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
MMWR, CDC. (2020). Percentage of COVID-19 cases in the United States from February 12 to March 16, 2020 that required intensive care unit (ICU) admission, by age group*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105420/covid-icu-admission-rates-us-by-age-group/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
MMWR, and CDC. "Percentage of Covid-19 Cases in The United States from February 12 to March 16, 2020 That Required Intensive Care Unit (Icu) Admission, by Age Group*." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105420/covid-icu-admission-rates-us-by-age-group/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
MMWR & CDC, Percentage of COVID-19 cases in the United States from February 12 to March 16, 2020 that required intensive care unit (ICU) admission, by age group* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105420/covid-icu-admission-rates-us-by-age-group/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 22, 2025)
Percentage of COVID-19 cases in the United States from February 12 to March 16, 2020 that required intensive care unit (ICU) admission, by age group* [Graph], MMWR, & CDC, March 18, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105420/covid-icu-admission-rates-us-by-age-group/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
