One year of virus fatalities comparable to third-highest cause of death
If the COVID-19 year synched with a typical calendar year, the coronavirus would be the third-leading major cause of death in Monroe County.
That's the stunning detail when looking at the numbers of confirmed coronavirus deaths, as compared to cause of death reports in recent years.
The first COVID-19 coronavirus was confirmed in Monroe County on March 14, 2020; four days after the first cases were confirmed in Michigan. It took awhile before the first COVID-19 death was confirmed to a Monroe County resident.
Not all cause of death data is available yet for calendar year 2020; but COVID-19 is already showing up as a significant impact.