Out of the individuals who died from COVID-19 during the week, 23, or 79% 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 January 24.
COVID-19 Deaths During Week ending January 23
| Date of Death | Age | Race | Pre-existing condition present |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-17 | 45 | Hispanic | Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, morbid obesity |
| 2021-01-23 | 50 | Absent | |
| 2021-01-19 | 57 | Asian/Pacific Islander | Diabetes mellitus, chronic Hepatitis B infection, ovarian cancer |
| 2021-01-20 | 64 | White | Morbid obesity, chronic renal failure, diabetes mellitus, peripheral vascular disease, hypertension |
| 2021-01-21 | 65 | Black | Absent |
| 2021-01-21 | 66 | White | Absent |
| 2021-01-18 | 68 | White | Cerebral palsy, schizophrenia |
| 2021-01-21 | 68 | Black | Hypertension, peripheral vascular disease, obesity |
| 2021-01-21 | 69 | Black | Chronic congestive heart failure, diabetes mellitus, obstructive sleep apnea, obesity |
| 2021-01-23 | 70 | Hispanic | Atherosclerotic coronary vascular disease |
| 2021-01-20 | 73 | Hispanic | Metastatic adenocarcinoma (unknown primary), hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
| 2021-01-21 | 75 | White | Multiple sclerosis, hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, atrial fibrillation, diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure |
| 2021-01-19 | 75 | Hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, aortic stenosis | |
| 2021-01-18 | 76 | White | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, atrial fibrillation, diabetes mellitus, obesity |
| 2021-01-17 | 78 | White | Chronic congestive heart failure, hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, breast cancer, obesity |
| 2021-01-17 | 78 | Black | Absent |
| 2021-01-22 | 78 | White | Hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, atrial fibrillation |
| 2021-01-18 | 81 | White | Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, diabetes mellitus, hypertension |
| 2021-01-19 | 81 | White | Dementia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, peripheral vascular disease, hypothyroidism |
| 2021-01-17 | 82 | White | Lung cancer, chronic renal failure, hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
| 2021-01-18 | 82 | White | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, chronic renal failure |
| 2021-01-17 | 85 | White | Parkinson's disease, dementia, protein calorie malnutrition |
| 2021-01-21 | 86 | Black | Chronic congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic renal failure, diabetes mellitus, peripheral vascular disease, morbid obesity |
| 2021-01-18 | 87 | White | Absent |
| 2021-01-17 | 87 | White | Chronic congestive heart failure, hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| 2021-01-19 | 89 | White | Absent |
| 2021-01-17 | 90 | White | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, alcoholic cirrhosis, hypothyroidism |
| 2021-01-20 | 91 | White | Hypertension, atrial fibrillation |
| 2021-01-17 | 92 | White | Chronic congestive heart failure, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, obesity, hypothyroidism, dementia |
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