Milwaukee South News

The average age of the patients who died from COVID-19 in March was 68 years old, according to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner.

Out of the individuals who died from COVID-19 in March, 42 of them, or 89.4 percent, 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 contract COVID-19 but most don’t become as sick as adults and some show no symptoms at all.

Figures are accurate as of March 8.

Date of Death	Age	Race	Pre-existing condition present
2021-03-08	58	White	Diabetes mellitus, hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, sleep apnea
2021-03-10	60	Black	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
2021-03-06	61	White	Hepatic cirrhosis, chronic ethanol abuse
2021-03-04	64	White	Obesity, hypertension, emphysema
2021-03-14	67	White	Diabetes mellitus, hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, obesity, sleep apnea
2021-03-06	68	White	Follicular lymphoma, malignant melanoma
2021-03-05	71	Black	Hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure, breast cancer
2021-03-09	72	Hispanic	Hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, latent tuberculosis
2021-03-01	73	White	Parkinson's disease, atherosclerotic coronary and peripheral vascular disease, hypertension, atrial flutter
2021-03-12	73	Hispanic	Dementia, diabetes mellitus
2021-03-06	74	White	Absent
2021-03-08	81	White	Lung cancer