Forbes April 15, 2020
A report from the CDC found that 19% of people infected with COVID-19 in the United States are healthcare professionals. Women accounted for 73% of those infected, a shockingly high percentage given the preponderance of infection of men over women in the general population. The average age of the healthcare professionals infected is 42.
Ninety-two percent of those identified as infected have one or more symptoms of the disease. Only 8% were symptom free. The ratio of symptomatic to non symptomatic carriers is much higher than that found in the general population, suggesting that the actual percentage of healthcare workers infected may be...