COVID-19 Death Risk 19.5 Times Higher for the Elderly
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All ages are at risk of death from Covid-19. However, the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) notes that people aged 60 and over (elderly) have the highest risk of death. The elderly are 19.5 times more at risk than those aged 19 to 30 years.
People aged 46 to 59 are 8.5 times more at risk, and those aged 31 to 45 are 2.4 times more at risk than those aged 19 to 30.
To prevent an increase in the risk of death, the government has imposed a ban on homecoming travel. This is based on past experience that long holidays have resulted in an increase in weekly average deaths. During the 2020 Idul Fitri holiday, the weekly average death rate increased by 28% to 66%.
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