When It Comes to Coronavirus, NYC Is Doing This Right

The health team leader for Bloomberg News in New York City flags something the city is doing right amid its coronavirus outbreak: publishing very detailed data in real time. In a series of tweets, Drew Armstrong pointed out the "great data transparency. Would be great to have even more granular info on patient comorbidities, but in the meantime, keep it coming @nycHealthy." So what does the data say so far? As of 5pm Tuesday:

• Those in the 18-to-64 age range made up a majority of cases, with the breakdown as follows: Of the 15,597 cases, 2% were those under 18, 46% were ages 18 to 44, 33% were 45 to 64, 11% were 65 to 74, and 8% were 75 or older.
• As in other places, infected males are outpacing infected females, with the gender breakdown at 57% to 43%.
• When it comes to the 192 deaths recorded, none were children, 3% were under 44, 22% were 45 to 64, 23% were 65 to 74, and 52% were 75 or older.
• Gender-wise, 61% of those to die were male.
• Of those who died, 95% had an underlying illness, which includes things like diabetes, lung disease, cancer, asthma, and kidney disease.

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