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As of April 26, 2023, around 27 percent of total COVID-19 deaths in the United States have been among adults 85 years and older, despite this age group only accounting for two percent of the U.S. population. This statistic depicts the distribution of total COVID-19 deaths in the United States as of April 26, 2023, by age group.

As of May 2, 2023, there were roughly 687 million global cases of COVID-19. Around 660 million people had recovered from the disease, while there had been almost 6.87 million deaths. The United States, India, and Brazil have been among the countries hardest hit by the pandemic.

The previous highest peak in the reported time interval of COVID-19 hospitalizations was the week ending January 9, 2021. A year later in the week ending January 8, 2022, a new peak was recorded. However, this time hospitalizations were more spread out in the age groups, with those under 65 years making up roughly 60 percent of total hospitalizations, compared to 50 percent back in January 2021. This statistic illustrates the weekly number of COVID-19 associated hospitalizations in the United States from the week ending March 7, 2020 to February 5, 2022, by age group.