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Message: [QUOTE="UConnJim, post: 3530255, member: 1559"] Seven weeks ago, the message was to flatten the curve through social distancing, quarantining, hygiene, and eventually facial masks to prevent hospitals from becoming overwhelmed. It seems to have worked as the number of people being hospitalized with COVID-19 and the death rate in the hardest hit states is coming down. And, we know a lot more about COVID-19 (but certainly not enough yet) to see who is most impacted by the virus and where the virus is most likely to spread like densely populated areas and LT care facilities. We need to do our best to protect the most vulnerable to the disease as well as find a way to restart the economy because people and businesses are hurting badly and I fear the economic and health problems from the economic shutdown may end up being more severe than the virus. Massachusetts publishes tons of data on COVID-19 and the numbers tell the tragic story. The disease can be fatal if you are older and/or have an underlying health issue. The average age of COVID-19 deaths is 82 with more than 50% of the deaths occurring in LT care facilities. 98% of COVID-19 deaths have had an underlying health issue. There have been 31 deaths in people under age 50 and 8 deaths under age 40 compared to 2,481 deaths in people older than 70. [/QUOTE]