My sister is in medical industry and maintains her RN license. Her intel is that yes test kits are still not readily available. SOOOOO, the denominator of total cases is not correct.. it’s low ... QUITE LOW and not just the US but the whole world’s numbers. ... Meaning severity of the virus is much less than the stats tell. And, yes, much less for each age group. Such that this is REALLY not much worse than the flu except for the elderly over 60 and those with some serious health issue already that makes their immune system weakness .. especially respiratory like asthma.
This should calm fears for the younger:
AGE DEATH RATE
all cases
80+ years old 14.8%
70-79 years old 8.0%
60-69 years old 3.6%
50-59 years old 1.3%
40-49 years old 0.4%
30-39 years old 0.2%
20-29 years old 0.2%
10-19 years old 0.2%
0-9 years old no fatalities