Out of the individuals who died from COVID-19 during the week, 18, or 82% had at least one other medical complication.
The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association stated that in the United States, children represent about 9% of all COVID-19 cases. The Mayo Clinic points out that kids of all ages can catch COVID-19 but most don’t become as sick as adults and some show no symptoms at all.
Figures are accurate as of October 26.
COVID-19 Deaths During Week ending October 24
Date of Death | Age | Race | Pre-existing condition present |
---|---|---|---|
2020-10-23 | 41 | Hispanic | Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, rejection of kidney and pancreas transplants |
2020-10-19 | 48 | Hispanic | Absent |
2020-10-19 | 55 | Black | Absent |
2020-10-20 | 58 | Black | Chronic congestive heart failure, diabetes mellitus, stroke |
2020-10-24 | 68 | White | Hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
2020-10-23 | 76 | White | Cardiomyopathy, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer |
2020-10-21 | 77 | White | Hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, end stage renal failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus |
2020-10-22 | 77 | White | Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, chronic renal failure, atherosclerotic coronary and peripheral vascular disease |
2020-10-24 | 77 | White | Obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension |
2020-10-19 | 79 | Black | Atrial fibrillation, infection with novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) |
2020-10-23 | 80 | White | Hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, infection with novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) |
2020-10-19 | 81 | Hispanic | Hypertension, diabetes mellitus |
2020-10-22 | 82 | Black | Hypertension, diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure |
2020-10-19 | 82 | White | Chronic renal failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
2020-10-23 | 83 | White | Hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure |
2020-10-21 | 86 | White | Absent |
2020-10-23 | 86 | White | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
2020-10-20 | 87 | White | Chronic congestive heart failure |
2020-10-21 | 90 | Black | Alzheimer's disease, stroke, hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, chronic congestive heart failure |
2020-10-24 | 92 | Hispanic | Absent |
2020-10-23 | 93 | White | Parkinson's disease, dementia, atherosclerotic coronary and peripheral vascular diseases, atrial fibrillation, chronic renal failure |
2020-10-23 | 94 | White | Chronic renal failure, chronic congestive heart failure, hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease |