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Infants <1 this year also have a similar hospitalization rate for COVID as older adults age 70-79. Parents of infants need to know that their babies are at much higher risk than most of the population. 6/
The image is a bar chart titled "COVID-19: Alberta Hospitalization Rate by Age Group." It shows the number of hospitalizations per 100,000 population for different age groups in Alberta for the years 2024/2025. The y-axis represents the hospitalization rate ranging from 0 to 1250. The age groups and their corresponding hospitalization rates are as follows: Less than 1 year: 194.9 1 to 4 years: 25.3 5 to 9 years: 4 10 to 19 years: 3.6 20 to 29 years: 4.6 30 to 39 years: 10.3 40 to 49 years: 9.6 50 to 59 years: 25.9 60 to 69 years: 62.8 70 to 79 years: 196.4 80 to 89 years: 565.1 90 years and older: 1201.3 Overall: 52.6 The chart highlights that the youngest (less than 1 year) and oldest (90 years and older) age groups have significantly higher hospitalization rates, with the highest rate observed in the 90 years and older age group.
January 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM