Editor’s Note: the numbers change quickly. The topline figures are current as of April 5, 2020. The profiles below provide a snapshot in time of what is known about the first 1,881 victims.
For the latest government information, visit https://www.coronavirus.gov. Other resources include CDC.gov and the Johns Hopkins coronavirus resources center.
U.S. Coronavirus Deaths
8,467 as of April 5
New York
3565+ from New YorkÂ
- Man, 69, with underlying medical conditions, including diabetes and high blood pressure
- Woman, 82
- Man, 65, with “other significant health issues that contributed”
- Woman, 79, with “multiple underlying health issues”
- Man, 78
- Man, 56,
- Woman, 53
- Man, 56, investigator with Dept. of Correction
- Man, 89, returned from Italy a week earlier
- Man, 96
- No details provided for many other patients
Washington State
318 from Washington State including:
- At least 200 deaths from King County, Washington State
- At least 37 King County deaths are from Life Care Center, Kirkland
King County Coronavirus test stats as of April 5
- Woman, 70s, died on 3/21
- Man, 70s, died on 3/21 at EvergreenHealth
- Man, 80s, died on 3/22 at EvergreenHealth
- Man, 80s, died on 3/22 at Swedish Issaquah
- Woman, 70s, died on 3/22
- Woman, 90s, died on 3/22
- Man, 70s, died on 3/22
- Woman, 90s, died on 3/22
- Woman, 60s, died on 3/22 at Swedish Cherry Hill
- Man, 60s, died on 3/21 at Swedish Cherry Hill
- Man, 60s died on 3/22 at University of Washington Medical Center
- Man, 60s, died on 3/22 at Virginia Mason
- Woman, 90s, Life Care Center, died 3/6/2020
- Woman, 60s, Life Care Center, died 3/16/2020
- Man, 90s, Life Care Center, died 3/17/2020
- Man, 70s, Life Care Center, died 3/17/2020
- Man, 80s, Life Care, died 2/28/2020
- Man, 90s, died 3/15/2020
- Woman, 70s, died 3/16/2020
- Man, 70s, died 3/17/2020
- Man, 60s, died 3/16/2020
- Man, 70s, died 3/16/2020
- Man, 80s, died 3/19/2020
- Woman, 90s, died 3/17/2020
- Man, 70s, died 3/18/2020
- Woman, 80s, died 3/18/2020
- Woman, 70s
- Man, 70s, died 3/19/2020
- Woman, 60s, died on 3/19/2020
- Man, 60s, died on 3/18/2020
- Woman, 80s, died on 3/14/2020
- Woman, 90s, died on 3/17/2020
- Woman, 70s, died on 3/17/2020
- Woman, 80s, died on 3/19/2020
- Woman, 100s, died 3/15/2020
- Man, 80s, died 3/20/2020
- Woman,70s, died on 3/20/2020
- Man, 70s, died 3/20/2020
- Woman, 70s, died, 3/20/2020
- Man, 60s, died 3/20/2020
- Man, 80s, died on 3/20/2020
- Man, 80s, died on 3/13/2020
3 from Benton-Franklin Counties including:
- Man, 80s
- Man, 70s
Other
- 1, Pierce
- Man, 60s, Whatcom, 3/19/2020
- Man, 80s, Whatcom, died 3/20/2020
- 2, husband and wife, 80s, Clark County, one lived in small adult group home, the other at assisted/independent living facility.
- Man, 70s, Clark County
- 1, Island
- Man, 80s, died 3/15/2020
- Woman, 70s, died 3/15/2020
- Man, 80s, died 3/11/2020
- Woman, 50s, died 3/8/2020, Harborview Medical Center
- Woman, 70s, died 3/14/2020, Northwest Hospital
- Woman, 90s, Redmond Care & Rehab, died 3/12/2020
- Woman, 60s, Life Care Center, died 3/14/2020
- Woman, 70s, Life Care Center, died 3/12/2020
- 2 men, 80s, Life Care Center
- Woman, 70s
- 2 women, 90s, Life Care Center, died 3/6/2020
- Woman, 80s, Life Care Center, died 3/6/2020
- Man, 70s, died 3/4/2020
- Man, 80s, died 3/9/2020
- Woman, 70s, with underlying health conditions, died 3/11/2020
- Woman, 90s, in assisted living, with underlying health conditions, died 3/10/2020
- Woman, 60s, who had been hospitalized in Santa Clara, died 3/9/2020
- Man, 71, with underlying health conditions, Grand Princess cruise ship, died 3/4/2020
- Woman, 80s, Santa Clara, died 3/13/2020
- Woman visitor to L.A. County who had layover in S. Korea, died 3/11/2020
- Death announced 3/13/2020, no details given
First two deaths in US, reported earlier:
- Woman, 80s, Life Care Center, died 2/26/2020
- Man, 50s, Life Care Center, died 2/26/2020
16 Washington State deaths are from Snohomish County:
- Woman, 70s, with underlying health conditions, died 3/11/2020
- Woman, 80s, with underlying health conditions, died 3/10/2020
- Man, 80s, with underlying health conditions, died 3/9/2020, Josephine Caring Community assisted living
- Man, 40s, with underlying health conditions
- Woman, 40s, with underlying health conditions, died 3/16/2020
- Woman, 50s, underlying health conditions, died 3/16/2020
- Woman, 80s, with underlying health conditions, died 3/20/20
- Man, 70s, with underlying health conditions, connected to Sunrise View Assisted Living, died 3/20/20
- Woman, 90s, with underlying health conditions, connected to Josephine Caring Community, died 3/19/20
- Woman, 90s, with underlying health conditions, died 3/18/20
1 Washington State death is from Grant County, a patient in their 80s
California
317 from California including:
- Man, 71, with underlying health conditions, had been on cruise
- 2, San Joaquin County
- Man, late 60s, San Mateo
- 5 from Santa Clara County including:
- Man, 80s, hospitalized 3/7/2020, died 03/15/2020
- Man, 50s, hospitalized 3/12/2020, died 3/15/2020
- Jeffrey Ghazarian, 34, “at-risk patient with history of asthma and frequent bronchitis as a child, testicular cancer in 2016”
- No details for many other patients
Louisiana
At least 412 from Louisiana including:
4 from Lambeth House, 15 from Orleans Parish
- 1 Person, 58, hospitalized with underlying health conditions
- 1 Person, 84, Lambeth House retirement community
- James Carriere, 80, Lambeth House retirement community
- 1 Person, 92 Lambeth House retirement community
- 1 Person, 98, Lambeth House retirement community
- 1 Person, no details
- 1 St. James Parish
- 1 Jefferson Parish
- 1 Person, 83, Orleans Parish
- 1 Person, 50, Orleans, with underlying medical conditions
- 1 Person, 77, Jefferson Parish, with underlying medical conditions
- 1 Person, 90, Orleans Parish, with underlying medical conditions
- 1 Person, 77, Orleans Parish
- 1 Person, 53, Orleans Parish
New Jersey
846 from New Jersey including:
- Man, 69, diabetic who suffered two cardiac arrests, Bergen Co, with underlying health conditions
- Man, 90s
- Grace Fusco, 73
- Rita Fusco-Jackson, 55
- Woman, “older than 60” with underlying health conditions, Essex. Co.
- Woman, “older than 60” with underlying health conditions, Hudson
- Man, 50s, Monmouth
- Man, 80s, Essex
- Woman, 70s, Morris
- Man, 40s Bergen County
- Man, 80s, Bergen County
- (Three of the last 5 deaths were from long-term care or rehabilitation facilities)
- Man, 90s, Bergen County, with underlying medical conditions
- Man, 80s, Passaic County with underlying medical conditions
- Woman, 90s, Middlesex County
- Man, 70s, Somerset County
Georgia
At least 208 from Georgia including:
- Man, 67, with underlying medical conditions, Cobb Co.
- Woman, 42, with pre-existing conditions
- Woman, 69, with pre-existing conditions
- Patient at Emory University Hospital
- 2 from Dougherty County
- Bartow County
According to health officials: As of March 22, Georgia deaths were ages 42 to 85. More than three-fourths had underlying medical conditions. At least 10 had underlying health conditions.
Michigan
At least 540 from Michigan including:
- Man, 84
- “Older man with underlying health conditions,” Washtenaw County
- Man, 52, Macomb County with underlying health conditions
- Man, 71, with underlying health issues, Kent County
- Woman, 90s, Detroit
- Woman, 90s, Oakland County, with underlying health conditions.
- Man, 50, with underlying health conditions
- Woman, 81, Detroit, with underlying health conditions
- Woman, 50s, Detroit, with underlying health conditions
- Man, 50s, Southgate, with underlying health conditions
Florida
At least 194 from Florida including:
3 from Altria Willow Wood Assisted Living Facility
- 2 people, 70s, had traveled overseas
- Woman, 69, went straight from Asia to California (where she died)
- Man, 77, Lee County
- Woman, 79, hospitalized with other health conditions, then got coronavirus, Orange County
- Man, 77, from a Broward County, resident of Atria Willow Wood, Fort Lauderdale assisted-living facility
- Manatee County (deceased tested positive but no details)
- Man, 70s, Clay County (Middleburg)
- Man, 88, Palm Beach County
- Man, 92, Broward County, resident of Atria Willow Wood, Fort Lauderdale assisted-living facility.
- Woman, 96, Broward County, resident of Atria Willow Wood, Fort Lauderdale assisted-living facility.
Illinois
At least 248 from Illinois including:
- Patricia Frieson, 61, Gresham woman
- Michael Mika, 73
- Timothy Loving, 59, with chronic substance abuse and diabetes contributing
- Diane Breymeyer, 80, heart disease and diabetes played a role as well
Colorado
At least 125 from Colorado including:
- Woman, 80s, with underlying health conditions, El Paso County
- Man, 70s, with underlying health conditions, Weld County
- Man, mid-60s, Weld County with underlying health conditions
- Man, mid-60s, Eagle County
- Man, 70s, El Paso County
Connecticut
At least 165 from Connecticut including:
- Man, 91, New Canaan
- Man, 88, resident of assisted living facility, Ridgefield
- Man, 88, Stafford Springs nursing home previously hospitalized
Pennsylvania
At least 136 from Pennsylvania including;
2 from Allegheny, Pennsylvania; 2 from Delaware; 2 from Lackawanna; 2 from Montgomery
3 from Northampton, Pennsylvania
- Carmine Fusco
- Alleghany County
- No details
Massachusetts
At least 216 from Massachusetts including:
- Woman, 54, with preexisting condition
- Man, 87, with underlying and preexisting medical conditions
Texas
At least 117 from Texas including:
- Patrick James, 77, died 3/16/2022, Texas Masonic Home in Arlington, Tarrant County
- Man, late 90s, Matagorda County, died 3/16/2022
- Man, 64, already hospitalized for underlying condition, Plano, Collin County, died 3/17/2022
- Man 80s, nursing home in northwest Harris County, with underlying health conditions
- Man, 60s, Dallas
Indiana
At least 116 from Indiana: including patients “over 60” with “other health problems”
Ohio
At least 102 from Ohio including:
- Man, attorney, 76, Toledo area
- Man, 85, Erie County
- Man, 91, Cuyahoga County
Oregon
At least 26 from Oregon including:
- Woman, 60s, Lane County
- Man, 70, Multnomah County, Veteran Affairs Center with underlying health conditions
- Man, 71, Washington County, died 3/17/2022
- Woman, 72, with underlying health conditions
Virginia
At least 52 from Virginia including:
Nevada
At least 46 from Nevada including:
Man, 60s, with underlying health conditions
Missouri
At least 42 from Missouri including:
- Woman, 80s
- Resident, 60s, Boone County
- Judy Wilson-Griffin, African American nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital, with multiple preexisting health problems
Arizona
At least 52 from Arizona including:
- Man, 70s, with underlying health conditions
- Man, 50s, with underlying health conditions, worked for the Phoenix Aviation Department
Vermont
20 from Vermont including:
- Man, 80s, had been hospitalized at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in White River Junction
- Woman, 80s, Burlington Health & Rehab elderly care facility
Wisconsin
At least 56 from Wisconsin including:
- Man, 50s, in Fond du Lac County
- Man, 90s, in Ozaukee County
- Man, 66, in Milwaukee County
- Man 69, in Milwaukee County
South Carolina
At least 40 from South Carolina including:
- “Elderly” resident of Lexington Medical Center Extended Care Skilled Nursing Facility
- “Elderly” with underlying health conditions
- “Elderly” with underlying health conditions, resident of Harmony Assisted Living Facility
Mississippi
At least 35 in Mississippi including:
Howard Pickens, 63, barber with chronic, underlying health conditions
Kentucky
At least 40 from Kentucky including:
- Man, had stroke and pneumonia, was tested for coronavirus after being admitted to hospital
- Man, 67, Anderson County, with “several other health problems”
- Woman, 73, Jefferson County
- Woman, 75, Fayette County
- Man, 77, Hopkins County
- Man, 75, Jefferson County with “other factors” that contributed to his death
Oklahoma
42 from Oklahoma
Maryland
At least 54 from Maryland including:
- Man, 60s, Baltimore County, underlying medical conditions.
- Man, 60s, Prince George’s
- Woman, 40s, with underlying medical conditions
Kansas
21 from Kansas including:
- Dennis Wilson, 70s, with underlying health conditions, Life Care Center, Kansas
- Johnson County, no details
Tennessee
At least 43 from Tennessee including: 2 from Davidson, Tennessee
- Man, 73, with underlying health conditions
- Patient at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, with underlying health conditions
Washington D.C.
At least 21 in Washington D.C. including:
- Woman, 65, with underlying health conditions
- Member of Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America
Minnesota
At least 24 in Minnesota including:
1 Patient, 80s, with underlying medical conditions
North Carolina
At least 29 from North Carolina, including: 2 from Cabarrus, North Carolina
Puerto Rico
18 from Puerto Rico including:
Woman, 48
Italian woman, 71, died 3/21/2020 after being evacuated from the Costa Luminosa cruise ship with breathing problems.
Man, 73, tourist from New York
Arkansas
At least 14 from Arkansas
Delaware
14 from Delaware (plus one who died out of state) including:
Man, 86, resident of Little Sisters of the Poor Jeanne Jugan Residence, with underlying medical conditions
Man, 76, with underlying health conditions
South Dakota
2 from South Dakota including:
Man, 60-69, with underlying medical conditions
North Dakota
3 from North Dakota including:
Man, 90s, with underlying health conditions
Alabama
At least 44 from Alabama
Utah
8 from Utah including:
Man, over 60, Davis Co., with underlying health conditions
Alaska
4 from Alaska including:
Woman, 63, with underlying medical conditions
Iowa
11 from Iowa including:
Patient, over 81, in Poweshiek County
Patient, between 61 and 80, in Allamakee County
Patient, between 61 and 80, no other info released
New Hampshire
9 from New Hampshire including:
Man, over 60, with “multiple underlying health issues”
Man, over 60
Nebraska
8 from Nebraska including:
Ralph Marasco, 59, died from what was initially thought to be heart disease but tests positive for coronavirus, “suffered from serious underlying health conditions”
Woman, 60s, “hospitalized with underlying health issues”
New Mexico
11 from New Mexico including:
Man, late 70s, with “multiple chronic underlying health issues
Hawaii
3 from Hawaii
Rhode Island
17 from Rhode Island including:
Man, 80s, with underlying health conditions
Patient, 70s, with underlying health conditions
Maine
10 from Maine including:
Man 80s, no other details released
Montana
6 from Montana including:
Jim Tomlin, 77
Guam
4 from Guam including:
Woman, 68, died 3/21/2020, had “other conditions including end-stage renal disease, diabetes and hypertension. The patient and her family decided she would not undergo extreme life-saving measures, such as life support.”
Wyoming
0 from Wyoming
Thank you Sharyl. This is excellent information. Sharing!
Sharyl….please post the number of recovered statistics for the US. It is very odd to me that the media is not reporting the number of recovered outside of China and Iran.
Thanks!
RR
Many people in US are recovering. Case in point…
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/3-marylanders-recover-from-coronavirus-cleared-to-return-to-normal/65-05e32ecb-8baa-43f6-9722-5be50546248c
I have talked to a dr that believes there is a 5G connection to Coronavirus. That 5G seriously compromises the immune system, among other things. The more 5G is rolled out in this country, the more illnesses we will see.
Could you address this sometime?
It would be very helpful if you could do something similar for flu deaths.
Of course you could not be so detailed but I’d like to see the “by age” breakdown of the 30K, 40K or 50K people who die from the flu every year.
There are nonpartisan articles about the USA and outbreak preparedness. The USA has been lacking in preparedness for decades.
The US Pandemic Response Team ran out of ….one….time…. funding. Trump had nothing to do with that.
One time funding means the money ran out so the people involved had to leave.
Congress controls the purse strings. In 2009 Susan Collins, Dem./Maine voted to cut the CDC funding by almost One Billion dollars. Other Democrats supported this.
Congress decides who gets what and how much.
The Obama administration…..”required state run laboratories to….only….run…. medical tests…. pre-approved….. by the FDA”.
The approval process was designed on purpose to limit approved laboratories. The approval process had nothing to do with high standards.
During the H1N1 outbreak, a team of scientists were working on a vaccine. The Obama administration told them to “Ceast and Desist”. The scientists went to Australia to keep working on developing a vaccine.
Under Obama many American scientists went to other countries to work on vaccines, etc because of Obama.
The federal government can only do so much. State politicians must also do their part.
The media is fear mongering and creating panic…..no different than yelling Fire in a crowded theater.
The media continues their blatant lies. The media barely reported on the H1N1.
1,000 people died of H1N1 before Obama acted.
Up to 60,000 people in just the USA die from flu every year.
During Ebola outbreak, Obama did not act to keep the virus out, and it is deadlier than Covid-19 virus.
My cousin is on a city emergency response team during virus outbreaks. She is a nurse with a Master’s Degree, and high up in administration at her hospital. During Ebola, the CDC refused to cooperate with hospitals and response teams. Money was never distributed, supplies were never distributed. The CDC was difficult to deal with; it did not do its job.
Thank You Sharyl Attkisson for reporting facts and truth.
the media didn’t hype any disasters under o-bo-mo because they supported him. if he were president today, the corona virus would be a blip on the screen.
Hi Sharyl, This is a highly interesting discussion of the current situation by a Swiss doctor: https://swprs.org/a-swiss-doctor-on-covid-19/
Ultimately, I honestly believe that among all the journalists out there, only YOU will be able to clarify this whole situation, as you did in 2009/2010. Nobody else has the skills and the knowledge.
Check these graphs — great complement to Sharyl’s work:
https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/covid-19-coronavirus-infographic-datapack/
I would really love if you would add in your graph the age bracket of under 50-65 years of age.
It would also be really helpful to know if the individual had any previous health issues.
You morons. The Pandemic “team” to which you refer consisted of staff weenies in the office of the National Security Adviser. It was another level of bureaucracy created by Obama, within the White House.
We should also probably look at the first 20,000 flu deaths this year by state and age!!
I thought everybody who died had underlying medical conditions, or was at least well over 70. I’m seeing a lot of victims in their 60’s or even 50’s with no indication of pre-existing problems. Maybe they had issues, but they aren’t documented.
I’m 67. Maybe I ought to change my poll response from “not much” to “somewhat,” even though I’m in pretty good health.
sure wish instead of just saying “underlying conditions, I would like to know about Organ Transplant.
Please list the names of the deceased.
obituarys ?
they have not released
Thanks for this. Will you continue to follow these numbers?
I’m afraid it will soon be beyond my bandwidth! But I’m trying
Ms. Attkisson:
Thank you for the information. I’m an EVS supervisor at one of the hospitals that’s been dealing with this from the start. Do you have more information on the Life Care Center deaths? I can’t help but think that these deaths are an anomaly to the broader picture.
It would be interesting to compare the number of deaths of various age groups this year compared to last. And, in the future, this year compared to next.
Sheryl,
Thank you presenting the facts and allowing us to make rational decisions. Although it shouldn’t surprise me, this information is impossible to find in the normal news outlets. Please continue to put forth this information. Also really enjoyed your book.
Thanks for the updates — really appreciate your work
I was outside of the Kirkland WA Life Care Center and the first death attributed to this was Feb 26 2020.
I believe I may have been talking to a family member who seemed to be visiting their loved ones through the windows who knows about this since she has somebody she knows and loves and side.
It is closed to visitors due to a sign that says respiratory outbreak.
My husband and I are horrified at what is being done to this country. I am a huge supporter of President Trump, but I blame him for encouraging the mass-hysteria by decreeing National Emergency. This gave each State in this country a free hand at closing government and businesses. In Ohio where I live, the (RINO) governor Mike DeWine is closing schools, colleges, libraries, restaurants–God only knows what’s next. He said he wouldn’t be surprised if schools would only open next year! Trust government to screw things up!
The National Emergency allows funds to be released to help those who need it. Each state (i.e. THE PEOPLE in those states) need to bring control to their government. The Gov of IL just ‘decreed’ that all bars and restaurants must close. If this is followed, the sheep will be sheered. We have become totally gutless as a nation…..This should be a great lesson and shine a light on the MAJOR differences between red states and blue states. Note the heavy-hand of the Democrats. In the end, we get what we voted for.
I’m a President Trump supporter, too, and I do not blame him for the actions of any governors. Each state has the absolute power to declare a state of emergency, and pass any laws to take care of that emergency, so you can’t blame this on him.
I’m hearing reports of business as usual in a few places in the country and wondering why they’re just not worried about it.
We are resilient. There are many ways to educate your children at home. I was a home schooler from k-12 … with no college education. Educational requirements are available online for all states. Every bit of the information to fulfill those requirements is available somewhere on the internet. You don’t have to act like a teacher or set up a household to look like a classroom for your child to learn. If you do even 50% of those requirements, you will be doing more than a public education teacher manages to do. Great people, but they’re human, too.
This will be an exercise in maintaining common sense, and it has already encouraged millions to support each other.
That’s the positive side of things.
Besides, he has to declare a national emergency to temporarily set aside certain laws to protect us. He has done that. Kudos to him.
President Trump’s medical advisors and the CDC are pushing guidelines that the governors are using to close businesses, schools, churches, etc. Fauci wants a two week national curfew and/or a national shutdown. Trump should be in control of the message. On the one hand he said to remain calm and then Fauci and the CDC get on the Sunday morning talk shows and talk about this going weeks or months and be prepared to hunker down. That is creating the panic, along with governors declaring state of emergency and taking the steps to shut down schools, businesses and churches.
The buck stops with Trump, whether he likes it or not. One can delegate authority but not responsibility for the government’s response to this coronavirus crisis.
If he lets Fauci have his way and get a national curfew or national shutdown like Italy, Trump will be a one-term president, and I voted for him. The stock market and economy will tank if that happens. Then is the cure worse than the disease?
I support Trump, and decidedly do NOT blame him for the media’s hyperbolic vitriol creating this scenario.
Take a really good look at WHO is shutting down their cities and states: the Blue crowd. Yes, the Democrats and RINO’s – the very ones who simply could not accept the results of the 2016 election, and have tried everything they could to take out Trump and paint him in the most ugliest shades they could.
Like it or not, Trump did not politicize this; the media and the Democrats/RINO’s have. They are the ones to be held accountable.
In the meantime, like it or not, we have to deal with the hyperbolic panic foisted upon us in a constructive manner, so that we not only beat this COVID-19, but also those who gleefully wish to cause the crash of huge sectors of our economy because they can’t get over their political temper-tantrum.