Seniors with underlying health conditions remain deadly from the coronavirus pandemic, as Sonoma County health officials last Thursday reported five more virus-related deaths among this group.
All five dead – three men and two women – involved people 65 or older. Three of them were residents of knowledgeable nursing centers, health officials said Friday.
The five additional victims increased the province’s total death toll from the highly contagious infectious disease to 70, since the pandemic began in March.
Meanwhile, the province reported an additional 79 new COVID-19 infections as of Thursday, improving the total number of cases over 4,800.
While the virus has infected a wide range of residents, seniors in poor health include the lion’s share of the dead in Sonoma County.
“This is our group of residents who has the most risks,” County Gutsixson spokesman said.
Of the last five dead, one man died Wednesday and one woman died Tuesday. Both lived at home and were treated in non-public hospitals.
Two male residents of the nursing home died Monday in unofficial local hospitals. A female resident of a nursing home died there Aug. 13.
This story will be updated.
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