Exploring the young demographic profile of COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong: Evidence from migration and travel history data.

ABSTRACT: This paper investigates the profile of COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong, highlighting the unique age structure of confirmed cases compared to other territories. While the majority of cases in most territories around the world have fitted an older age profile, our analysis shows that positive cases in Hong Kong have been concentrated among younger age groups, with the largest incidence of cases reported in the 15-24 age group. This is despite the population's rapidly aging structure and extremely high levels of population density. Using detailed case data from Hong Kong's Centre for Health Department and Immigration Department, we analyze the sex and age distribution of the confirmed cases along with their recent travel histories and immigration flows for the period January to April 2020. Our an

SUBMITTER: Cruz CJP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7319322 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature