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Butte County Public Health announces COVID-19 death in young adult

Butte County Public Health (BCPH) announced the first COVID-19 death to occur in a young adult.

Posted: Sep 25, 2020 3:01 PM

Updated: Sep 25, 2020 5:05 PM

Posted By: Deb Anderaos

BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. - Butte County Public Health (BCPH) announced the first COVID-19 death to occur in a young adult.

Health officials said the individual was in the 18 to 24 year old range. The patient passed away while in the hospital.

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This is the youngest member of the Butte County community to succumb to their COVID-19 infection, according to BCPH.

The total number of deaths in Butte County, due to COVID-19 is 44. The total number of confirmed cases in the county is 2,774, with 2,626 recoveries.

California Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Confirmed Cases: 898799

Reported Deaths: 17305

County	Confirmed	Deaths
Los Angeles	296821	6974
Riverside	65757	1279
San Bernardino	61726	1070
Orange	58010	1440
San Diego	53928	867
Kern	33669	416
Fresno	30471	436
Sacramento	25094	482
Santa Clara	23881	388
Alameda	23133	456
San Joaquin	21528	488
Contra Costa	18413	240
Stanislaus	17509	396
Tulare	17425	284
Ventura	14124	162
Imperial	12700	336
San Francisco	12032	140
Monterey	11284	87
San Mateo	11002	159
Santa Barbara	9715	120
Merced	9439	154
Sonoma	9163	134
Kings	8201	83
Solano	7286	74
Marin	7045	128
Madera	4981	74
San Luis Obispo	4121	32
Placer	4088	57
Yolo	3144	58
Butte	3046	52
Santa Cruz	2753	25
Napa	1928	15
Shasta	1839	30
Sutter	1837	12
San Benito	1432	15
El Dorado	1308	4
Yuba	1293	10
Mendocino	1121	21
Tehama	852	8
Lassen	764	1
Lake	679	15
Glenn	652	3
Nevada	603	8
Humboldt	561	9
Colusa	549	6
Calaveras	339	17
Amador	317	16
Tuolumne	262	4
Inyo	227	15
Siskiyou	188	0
Del Norte	178	1
Mono	176	2
Mariposa	78	2
Plumas	63	0
Modoc	29	0
Trinity	26	0
Sierra	6	0
Alpine	3	0
Unassigned	0	0

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