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.