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A Summit County resident died from COVID-19 earlier this month, according to the Summit County Public Health Department. The death is the fourth in the county due to COVID-19.
The 47-year-old Summit County man died Dec. 7 at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs due to respiratory failure brought on by COVID-19. The man also had other significant health conditions, according to public officials. He tested positive for COVID-19 prior to his death and was transferred from Summit County to Penrose Hospital via Flight for Life.
“It saddens us to lose anyone in our community to this disease, and we extend our deep condolences to his family,” Summit County Public Health Director Amy Wineland said in a news release.
Quarter of Michigan residents are age 60 or older, and 6 more facts about state’s aging population
Updated Dec 28, 2020;
Posted Dec 28, 2020
Senior citizen parking signs are seen on Thursday, February 6, 2020 in front of Flint City Hall. (Sarahbeth Maney | MLive.com)Sarahbeth Maney | MLive.com
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A quarter of Michigan residents are now age 60 or older, a reflection of the state’s aging population.
About 25% of Michiganders 2.46 million were at least 60 in 2019, according to the most recent U.S. Census estimates. The state’s current median age of 39.8 years is a record high.
To show the shift over time: In late 1950s, just as Michigan birth rate was hitting its peak, about 8% of Michigan residents were 65 or older. It’s now 18% as the Baby Boomers hit retirement age, and the percentage is continuing to inch up every year.
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) provided its weekly update one day early due to the Christmas holiday, regarding the most recent statistics on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Delaware, as of 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23.
In all, 3,906 new cases were announced this week for a total of 53,015 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents, reported to DPH since March 11. That s an average of 651 new cases daily.
In addition, 426 individuals are currently hospitalized (a net increase of 19 from last week, although the total rose to 454 earlier this week), of whom, 60 are critically ill (a decrease of 8).
A total of 888 Delawareans have passed away due to complications from COVID-19, with 30 additional deaths since last week s update, plus 4 added as a result of a Vital Statistics review. Total ages range in age from 21 to 104 years old. Of those who have died, 453 were female and 435 were male. A total of 441 individuals were from New Castle County, 158 were fro