Local COVID-19 deaths target the elderly but hospitalizations affecting all ages

Doctors say even the young are being hospitalized.

Recently a 2- something spent two weeks at CHOMP.

CORONAVIRUS CASES INMONTEREY COUNTY..166 NEW CASESREPORTED TODAY.THAT BRINGS THETOTAL NOW TO MORETHAN 35-HUNDREMORE THAN 21-HUNRED PEOPLE HAVERECOVERED.AND 21 PEOPLE HAVEDIED.

#AND THREE OF THOSEDEATHS RECORDED JUSTTHIS WEEK..WITH MORE ON JUSTWHO IS DYING FROM THEVIRUS..

AND WHOSHOULD BE MOSTCONCERNED ABOUT THERISING NUMBERS...WE GO TO ACTIONNEWS EIGHT REPORTERFELIX CORTEZ LIVE INMONTEREY..THE ELDERLY BEINGHIT HARDEST BY THISVIRUS..BUT EVERYONE SHOULDBE CONCERNED..

EVENTHE YOUNGERGENERATION ..INCLUDING TEENS..

MONTEREY COUNTYRECORDING THREE MOREDEATHS FROM COVID 19 IN A24 HOUR PERIODBUT MOST OF THE VICTIMS INTHE TRI-COUNTY AREA..ELDERLY WITH UNDERLYINGCONDITIONS .BUT DOCTORS SAY EVEN THEYOUNG ARE BEINGHOSPITALIZED, A 20SOMETHING SPENT TWOWEEKS AT COMMUNITYHOSPITAL..

AND THAT MAYNOT BE REGISTERING AMONGTHE YOUNGER GENERATION..SOME WHO HAVE A "NOTME" MENTALITY...MONTEREY COUNTY WITH 21COVID RELATED DEATHS HASTHE MOST ON THE CENTRALCOAST..AND STARTING NEXT WEEKTHE COUNTY WILL BEGINPROVIDING DEMOGRAPHICSOF HOSPITALIZATIONS ANDFATALITIESALSO NEXT WEEK..

THECEO'S OF ALL 4 MONTEREYCOUNTY HOSPITALS PLAN TOHOLD A JOINT NEWSCONFERENCE..

OUTLININGHOW THEY'RE WORKINGTOGETHER TO EDUCATE ANDPROTECT THE PUBLIC FROMTHE COVID PANDEMIC..

ANDTHE HUGE ROLL WE ALL PLAYIN COMBATING THIS DEADLYVIRUS..AND PEOPLE MOST ATRISK YOUNG OR OLD ARETHOSE WITH CHRONMEDICAL CONDITIONSLIKE..

DIABETES..CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE..HIGH BLOOD PRESSUREOR OBESITYAND OF COURSE WECAN ALL PRACTICE COVIDSOCIAL DISTANCING..WEARING FACECOVERINGS ..

ANDWASHING YOUR HANDSFREQUENTLY..

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