Table 1 Key Estimates of the Infection Hospitalisation Risk by Age

From: The real-time infection hospitalisation and fatality risk across the COVID-19 pandemic in England

Infection Hospitalisation Risk (%) – Age Groups

Age Groups

Highest IHR (95% CrI)

Lowest IHR (95% CrI)

Latest IHR (95% CrI)

6–24

0.36 (0.25, 0.46)

0.03 (0.03, 0.04)

0.04 (0.03, 0.06)

25–44

1.39 (1.10, 1.73)

0.07 (0.05, 0.08)

0.10 (0.08, 0.13)

45–54

2.18 (1.77, 2.64)

0.11 (0.09, 0.14)

0.19 (0.14, 0.25)

55–64

4.34 (3.39, 5.36)

0.23 (0.19, 0.29)

0.35 (0.26, 0.48)

65–74

9.97 (7.85, 12.15)

0.48 (0.39, 0.61)

0.77 (0.56, 1.08)

≥ 75

33.93 (27.16, 39.42)

1.86 (1.50, 2.35)

2.53 (1.9, 3.44)

  1. The highest, lowest, and the latest median posterior estimates of Infection Hospitalisation Risk by age group across the epidemic in England, with 95% credible intervals.
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