Trump announced first death in the US, a woman in her 50’s in Seattle area with other chronic medical conditions.
People with heart disease, diabetes, COPD, and immune suppressed conditions like cancer and treatment for rheumaltologic diseases are going to be at higher risk of contracting the pneumonia this virus is capable of. Obviously the older one gets the chance of having one or more of these conditions increases. The good news is that kids aren’t dying from this, but they can certainly spread it to adults who could require hospitalization.
Take care of yourself and family members. Don’t expose anyone to unnecessary risk. Get lots of sleep. Stay in bed if you get upper respiratory symptoms. Don’t overdo it when you think you’ve recovered because there appears to be relapse or reinfection potential that is more severe than the first round.