Juvenile dies of COVID-19 in Southern California, one of the youngest US victims

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Scripps National


Posted: 5:31 PM, Mar 24, 2020 Updated: 4:39 PM, Mar 24, 2020
By: Scripps National

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. – A person under the age of 18 has died from COVID-19 in Los Angeles County in California, becoming one of the youngest victims of the new coronavirus in the United States.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced the juvenile’s death on Tuesday, saying that it was one of three new deaths in the county from COVID-19.

“Tragically, one of the people who died was a person under the age of 18, a devastating reminder that COVID-19 infects people of all ages,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, L.A. County Public Health Director.

The juvenile was from Lancaster.

The other two patients who died were between 50 and 70 years old, according to the department. One was from West Adams and had underlying health conditions. Officials say the other is from a location that is still under investigation.



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4 more people, including Lancaster child, die of COVID-19, bringing L.A. County death toll to 11

by: Kristina Bravo, Wendy Burch, with reporting by Marissa Wenzke

Posted: Mar 24, 2020 / 12:14 PM PDT / Updated: Mar 24, 2020 / 02:27 PM PDT

Four more people, including a minor, have died of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County, officials announced Tuesday. That brings the total of deadly coronavirus cases in the county to 11.

The L.A. County Department of Public Health only described the child who died as a Lancaster resident who lived in Lancaster.

The case is a "devastating reminder that COVID-19 infects people of all ages," said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of L.A. County Department of Public Health.

The city of Long Beach reported one of the four new cases on Monday, describing the patient as a woman in her 50s with underlying health issues. L.A. County officials on Tuesday said they were still working to confirm information about the two other patients.

More:
https://ktla.com/news/coronavirus/l-a-county-officials-to-discuss-latest-on-coronavirus-outbreak/

[Evolve Dammit]

1. Very sad to hear of any loss of life. This young death MAY open some eyes.

[BigDemVoter]

2. I used to think so. . . .

But I have NO faith in republicans at all. NONE. Zero. Nada. They are categorically incapable of telling the truth or of escaping their own goddamned selfish inclinations. I hate them all.

[Igel]

3. It's one of the few.

You get 500 dead and 1 is under 18, it says something serious about the threat level for that group.

It's not binary, yes/full threat or no/zero threat. It's a sliding scale.

It's worth pointing out that the threat is there. But when 80% of the deaths are in the oldest 20% of the population, shouting about how incredibly dangerous it is when 0.01% of the deaths occurs in 20% of the population sort of misses the point.

Musk was wrong. Young people aren't immune. But their cases are much less serious with a much higher percentage of those infected showing any symptoms.

[Evolve Dammit]

4. We had some decent ones in te past, but they wouldn't make it through a primary now.