COVID-19 sickens larger proportion of young people, Oregon and national data show
The Lund Report: Since January, the share of new cases in Oregonians aged 10 to 19 has grown by roughly 50% while the proportion of those aged 20 to 50 has shrunk.
Author: Jacob Fenton (The Lund Report)
Published: 10:39 AM PDT April 7, 2021
Updated: 10:39 AM PDT April 7, 2021
New COVID-19 case counts have plummeted in Oregon, but the state is experiencing a change in who is testing positive. Since January, the share of new cases in Oregonians aged 10 to 19 has grown by roughly 50% while the proportion of those aged 20 to 50 has shrunk, according to an analysis by The Lund Report.