Article contentIf one thing is crystal clear after eight months of pandemic, it’s that the risk of getting severely ill from COVID-19 climbs dramatically with age. Of the 9,011 Canadians who had succumbed to the coronavirus by Tuesday, almost 97 per cent per cent were 60 or over. Try refreshing your browser, or Older Canadians less likely to suffer depression despite increased COVID-19 death rate: study Back to videoBut an intriguing new study by Alberta researchers suggests that it’s people under 25 who are most likely to be seriously anxious, depressed or stressed about the coronavirus and its fallout. And those 60 and older were least likely to show signs of such conditions in a survey of people who use the province’s unique new COVID mental-health app. “It definitely was a surprise,” said Dr. Vincent Agyapong, a University of Alberta psychiatry professor who spearheaded the study.

Source: National Post September 10, 2020 11:03 UTC