First known US youth coronavirus death: Minor dies after testing positive in Los Angeles County

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Joel Shannon and Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY
,USA TODAY•March 24, 2020

A youth under the age of 18 has become the first minor in the U.S. to die in the COVID-19 pandemic, Los Angeles County health officials reported Tuesday.

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In Los Angeles County, there have been 256 new cases in past 48 hours, with 662 cases in the county total. Eleven people have died in the county to date.

People between 18 and 40 years old make up 42% of positive cases, Ferrer said.

The large percentage of younger people testing positive for the virus is even more stark than a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released last week which found that 1 in 5 U.S. cases were among people ages 20 to 44.