garlichead
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No source, but not seeing anybody saying death rate is going up in conjunction with infection. It's more infectious for sure. For Ontario where I live about 88% of the infected are from the Delta and deaths are almost at an all time low. Probably because most older people are not getting infected as much and it's mostly a younger demographic. For example in Ontario there's been about 10,000 deaths all but 750 of those are from the 60 and up age group with 90% in the 80 plus. 40 to 60 yrs old total deaths are about 650 people. Under 40 years old total deaths are about 100 and that's who's getting infected so it makes sense. The death rate for under 60 is 0.4% and under 20 yrs of age we've had 6 deaths.I haven't seen anything to suggest that the Delta variant is less deadly. Where is your source? I found this which may be relevant - it seems to suggest the opposite:
||How Dangerous Is the Delta Variant? Here’s What the Science Says
Also this:
5 Things To Know About the Delta Variant
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