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FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE 2020 CORONER UNIT STATISTICS Margaret Mims, Sheriff-Coroner Lt. Robert Woodrum, Unit Commander Report Prepared by Deputy Coroner, Jeff Gentry 3333 E. American Avenue, Suite G, Fresno, CA 93725

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Page 1: 2020 CORONER UNIT STATISTICS

FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

2020

CORONER UNIT STATISTICS

Margaret Mims, Sheriff-Coroner

Lt. Robert Woodrum, Unit Commander

Report Prepared by Deputy Coroner, Jeff Gentry

3333 E. American Avenue, Suite G, Fresno, CA 93725

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Coroner Unit Staff:

Commander: Lt. Robert Woodrum

Chief Forensic Pathologist: Dr. Venu Gopal, Forensic Pathologist: Dr. Michael Chambliss

Deputy Coroner Supervisor: Kelly Matlock

Deputy Coroner II: Sarah Davis, Loretta Andrews, Imron Ramos, Jeff Gentry, Leticia Funderburk

Forensic Technician: Ophelie Kompaore, George Franco, Catherine Prieto, Martin Kams

Summary:

The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office (Coroner Unit) investigates all suspicious, unnatural and

unexpected deaths that occur in Fresno County. Our six coroner investigators are responsible for

death investigations in all 6,011 square miles of Fresno County. Our two Forensic Pathologist’s

determine both cause and manner of death in all coroner case death investigations.

In 2020, there were 9134 deaths in Fresno County. Of those deaths, 5309 were reported to the

Coroner Unit for review. The Coroner Unit accepted 1235 of those reported deaths as coroner cases

and performed an examination, toxicology or medical record review to determine the cause and

manner of death.

In 2020 the Coroner Unit observed an increase in total Fresno County deaths, deaths

reported, coroner case investigations and bodies transported to the coroner morgue. There were

an increased number of deaths due to homicide, motor vehicle accident and overdose.

A 2020 Fresno County COVID-19 death summary is included in this report.

*All reported statistics subject to change pending additional death investigation.

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CORONER UNIT STATISTICS – OVERALL (2020):

LEGEND:

OVERALL CORONER UNIT STATISTICS: PG. 3 – 7

TOTAL FRESNO COUNTY DEATHS: PG. 3

CORONER CASE INVESTIGATIONS: PG. 4

PATHOLOGIST EXAMINATIONS: PG. 5

BODIES TRANSPORTED TO CORONER MORGUE: PG. 5

ACCIDENT - MOTOR VEHICLE RELATED: PG. 8 – 9

MVA (INVESTIGATING AGENCY): PG. 9

ACCIDENT - OVERDOSE: PG. 10 - 13

SINGLE DRUG OVERDOSE: PG. 11

COMBINED DRUG OVERDOSE: PG. 12

DRUG OVERDOSE TRENDS: PG. 13

ACCIDENT - OTHER: PG. 14

SUICIDE: PG. 15 - 19

SUICIDE BY ZIP CODE: PG. 18

SUICIDE TRENDS: PG. 19

HOMICIDE: PG. 20 - 25

HOMICIDE BY ZIP CODE: PG. 23

HOMICIDE TRENDS: PG. 24

OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING: PG. 25

IN CUSTODY: PG. 26

COVID-19: PG. 27 – 31

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CORONER UNIT STATISTICS – OVERALL (2020):

TOTAL FRESNO COUNTY DEATHS (2020): 9134

FRESNO COUNTY MAP:

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CORONER UNIT STATISTICS – OVERALL (2020):

CORONER REPORTED DEATHS (2020): 5309

CORONER CASE INVESTIGATIONS (REPORTS PRODUCED) (2020): 1235

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CORONER UNIT STATISTICS – OVERALL (2020):

TOTAL FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST EXAMINATIONS (2020): 1075

AUTOPSY EXAMINATIONS (2020): 447

EXTERNAL EXAMINATIONS / TOXICOLOGY / MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW: 628

BODIES TRANSPORTED TO CORONER MORGUE (2020): 1804

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CORONER UNIT STATISTICS – OVERALL (2020):

TOTAL CORONER CASES: 1235

NATURAL: 431

ACCIDENT: 584

MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT: 193

OVERDOSE: 254

OTHER ACCIDENTS: 137

SUICIDE: 100

HOMICIDE: 120

NATURAL , 431, 35%

ACCIDENT (MOTOR VEHICLE), 193, 16%

ACCIDENT (OVERDOSE), 254, 20%

ACCIDENT (OTHER), 137, 11%

SUICIDE, 100, 8%

HOMICIDE, 120, 10%

TOTAL CORONER CASE INVESTIGATIONS [2020]

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CORONER UNIT STATISTICS – OVERALL (2020):

TOTAL CORONER CASES: 1235

MALE: 900

FEMALE: 335

AGE DISTRIBUTION (YEARS):

0-25: 145

26-50: 399

51-75: 552

76-100: 137

101+: 2

AVERAGE AGE OF CORONER CASE (2020): 52 YEARS OLD

MALE, 900, 73%

FEMALE, 335, 27%

TOTAL CORONER CASES [2020] - GENDER

145

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CORONER UNIT ACCIDENT DEATH INVESTIGATIONS – MOTOR VEHICLE (2020):

TOTAL MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT (MVA) RELATED DEATHS (2020): 193

MVA DEATHS BY TYPE:

MVA DEATHS BY JURISDICTION:

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CORONER UNIT ACCIDENT DEATH INVESTIGATIONS – MOTOR VEHICLE (2020):

TOTAL MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT RELATED DEATHS (2020): 193

AUTO VS. AUTO OR SOLO VEHICLE: 108 CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL: 80

FRESNO PD: 22

CLOVIS PD: 3

REEDLEY PD: 1

OUT OF COUNTY ACCIDENT: 2

AUTO VS. PEDESTRIAN: 51

CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL: 20

FRESNO PD: 29

MENDOTA PD: 1

SANGER PD: 1

TRAIN VS AUTO: 2

FRESNO PD: 1

SELMA PD: 1

TRAIN VS. PEDESTRIAN: 3 FRESNO PD: 3

MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT: 17 CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL: 10

FRESNO PD: 4

CLOVIS PD: 3

AUTO VS. BICYCLE: 5 CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL: 1

FRESNO PD: 3

CLOVIS PD: 1

ATV ACCIDENT: 6 CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL: 6

HELICOPTER ACCIDENT: 1 FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE: 1

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CORONER UNIT ACCIDENT DEATH INVESTIGATIONS - OVERDOSE (2020):

TOTAL ACCIDENT OVERDOSE DEATHS (2020): 254

SINGLE DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS: 184

COMBINED DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS: 56

PENDING (REQUIRE ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION): 14

OVERDOSE DEATH - AGE DISTRIBUTION:

AVERAGE AGE OF OVERDOSE DEATH: 47 YEARS

YOUNGEST OVERDOSE DEATH: 18 YEARS

OLDEST OVERDOSE DEATH: 75 YEARS

OVERDOSE DEATH - GENDER DISTRIBUTION:

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MALE, 190, 75%

FEMALE, 64, 25%

OVERDOSE DEATH GENDER DISTRIBUTION [2020]

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CORONER UNIT ACCIDENT DEATH INVESTIGATIONS - OVERDOSE (2020):

SINGLE DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS: 184

METHAMPHETAMINE WAS PRESENT IN (121) 66% OF SINGLE DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS.

FENTANYL WAS PRESENT IN (17) 9% OF SINGLE DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS.

DRUG OVERDOSE STATISTICS CURRENT AS OF 03/10/2021.

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CORONER UNIT ACCIDENT DEATH INVESTIGATIONS - OVERDOSE (2020):

COMBINED DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS: 56

ACETAMINOPHEN AND FENTANYL AND DOXYLAMINE: 1

ALCOHOL AND COCAINE: 2

ALCOHOL AND DIPHENHYDRAMINE: 1

ALCOHOL AND FENTANYL: 2

ALCOHOL AND METHAMPHETAMINE: 2

ALCOHOL AND METHAMPHETAMINE AND MORPHINE: 1

ALCOHOL AND METHAMPHETAMINE AND OXYCODONE: 1

ALCOHOL AND ZOPICLONE: 1

ALPRAZOLAM AND AMPHETAMINE AND GABAPENTIN AND MORPHINE AND QUETIAPINE: 1

ALPRAZOLAM AND FENTANYL: 3

ALPRAZOLAM AND FENTANYL AND OXYCODONE: 1

ALPRAZOLAM AND METHADONE: 1

ALPRAZOLAM AND METHADONE AND MORPHINE: 1

ALPRAZOLAM AND MORPHINE: 1

ALPRAZOLAM AND AMPHETAMINE: 1

AMIODARONE AND METHAMPHETAMINE: 1

AMITRIPTYLINE AND CYCLOBENZAPRINE AND HYDROCODONE: 1

AMITRIPTYLINE AND GABAPENTIN AND HYDROCODONE AND TRAMADOL: 1

CARISOPRODOL AND HYDROCODONE AND MEPROBAMATE: 1

COCAETHYLENE AND FENTANYL: 1

COCAINE AND FENTANYL: 3

COCAINE AND FENTANYL AND METHAMPHETAMINE: 2

COCAINE AND LEVAMISOLE AND METHADONE: 1

COCAINE AND MORPHINE: 1

DESMETHYLVENLAFAXINE AND METHADONE AND OLANZIPINE: 1

DULOXETINE AND QUETIAPINE: 1

ESCITALOPRAM AND FENTANYL: 1

FENTANYL AND HYDROCODONE AND METHAMPHETAMINE: 1

FENTANYL AND HYDROXYBUPROPION: 1

FENTANYL AND METHAMPHETAMINE: 2

FLUOXETINE AND METHAMPHETAMINE: 1

HYDROCODONE AND HYDROXYZINE: 1

HYDROCODONE AND METHAMPHETAMINE: 1

METHADONE AND METHAMPHETAMINE: 5

METHAMPHETAMINE AND MORPHINE: 7

METHAMPHETAMINE AND OPIATES: 1

METHAMPHETAMINE AND PHENCYCLIDINE: 1

METHAMPHETAMINE WAS PRESENT IN (27) 48% OF COMBINED DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS.

FENTANYL WAS PRESENT IN (18) 32% OF COMBINED DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS.

ALCOHOL WAS PRESENT IN (10) 18% OF COMBINED DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS.

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CORONER UNIT ACCIDENT DEATH INVESTIGATIONS - OVERDOSE (2020):

FRESNO COUNTY TOTAL DRUG OVERDOSE TRENDS [2009 – 2020]

THERE WERE 254 DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS IN 2020

SINGLE DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS: 184

COMBINED DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS: 56

PENDING (REQUIRE ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION): 14

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CORONER UNIT ACCIDENT DEATH INVESTIGATIONS – OTHER ACCIDENTS (2020):

OTHER ACCIDENT DEATHS: 137

FALL: 93 ALTITUDE RELATED: 1

- WHILE HIKING: 2 BEE STING: 1

- OFF HORSE: 3 GUNSHOT WOUND: 1

- DOWN STAIRS: 1 HANGING: 1

- OTHER: 87 STRUCK BY OBJECT: 1

FIRE: 11 TREE CUTTING: 2

DROWNING: 15 INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT: 5

- RESIDENCE POOL: 7 - TRACTOR: 1

- BATHTUB: 1 - CRUSHED BY OBJECT: 1

- CANAL: 2 - ELECTROCUTION: 1

- POND: 1 - MACHINE RELATED: 1

- KINGS RIVER: 1 - VEHICLE RELATED: 1

- SHAVER LAKE: 1 OTHER ACCIDENT: 5

- REEDLEY BEACH: 2

CHOKING: 1

- ON FOOD: 1

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CORONER UNIT SUICIDE DEATH INVESTIGATIONS (2020):

TOTAL SUICIDE DEATHS (2020): 100

SUICIDE DEATH BY TYPE

GUNSHOT: 39

HANGING: 42

OVERDOSE: 7

LIGATURE SELF-STRANGULATION: 1

VEHICLE: 3

TRAIN: 3

DROWNING: 1

ASPHYXIATION (CARBON MONOXIDE): 2

JUMPING: 2

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CORONER UNIT SUICIDE DEATH INVESTIGATIONS (2020):

SUICIDE - GENDER DISTRIBUTION:

SUICIDE - AGE DISTRIBUTION:

YOUNGEST SUICIDE: 13 YEARS

OLDEST SUICIDE: 95 YEARS

AVERAGE SUICIDE AGE: 42 YEARS

MALE, 85, 85%

FEMALE, 15, 15%

SUICIDE GENDER DISTRIBUTION [2020]

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CORONER UNIT SUICIDE DEATH INVESTIGATIONS (2020):

SUICIDE BY MONTH DISTRIBUTION:

SUICIDE BY DAY OF WEEK DISTRIBUTION:

SUICIDE BY RACE DISTRIBUTION:

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CORONER UNIT SUICIDE DEATH INVESTIGATIONS (2020):

SUICIDE BY ZIP CODE DISTRIBUTION:

FRESNO COUNTY SUICIDE DEATHS [2020]

FRESNO COALINGA SQUAW VALLEY

93701: 1 93210: 2 93675: 1

93702: 2 SHAVER REEDLEY

93703: 3 93634: 2 93654: 1

93704: 3 DUNLAP SELMA

93705: 9 93621: 1 93662: 1

93706: 4 FOWLER SANGER

93710: 3 93625: 1 93657: 3

93711: 4 MENDOTA

93720: 5 93640: 2

93721: 6 CLOVIS

93722: 11 93611: 5

93723: 3 93612: 5

93725: 4 93619: 5

93726: 4 TOLLHOUSE

93727: 2 93667: 1

93728: 4 KERMAN

93737: 1 93630: 1

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CORONER UNIT SUICIDE DEATH INVESTIGATIONS (2020):

FRESNO COUNTY SUICIDE TRENDS (2010 – 2020)

2010: 69

2011: 91

2012: 84

2013: 104

2014: 111

2015: 97

2016: 102

2017: 118

2018: 111

2019: 109

2020: 100

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CORONER UNIT HOMICIDE DEATH INVESTIGATIONS (2020):

TOTAL HOMICIDE DEATHS: 120

HOMICIDE DEATH BY TYPE:

GUNSHOT: 107

STABBING: 8

ASSAULT: 4

OVERDOSE: 1

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CORONER UNIT HOMICIDE DEATH INVESTIGATIONS (2020):

HOMICIDE - GENDER DISTRIBUTION:

HOMICIDE - AGE DISTRIBUTION:

YOUNGEST HOMICIDE: 16 YEARS

OLDEST HOMICIDE: 97 YEARS

AVERAGE HOMICIDE AGE: 35 YEARS

MALE , 102, 85%

FEMALE, 18, 15%

HOMICIDE GENDER DISTRIBUTION [2020]

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CORONER UNIT HOMICIDE DEATH INVESTIGATIONS (2020):

HOMICIDE BY MONTH DISTRIBUTION:

HOMICIDE BY DAY OF WEEK DISTRIBUTION:

HOMICIDE BY RACE DISTRIBUTION:

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CORONER UNIT HOMICIDE DEATH INVESTIGATIONS (2020):

HOMICIDE BY ZIP CODE DISTRIBUTION:

FRESNO COUNTY HOMICIDE DEATHS (2020)

FRESNO COALINGA SANGER

93701: 4 93210: 2 93657: 2

93702: 15 CLOVIS SELMA

93703: 5 93611: 1 93662: 1

93704: 7 93612: 1 HURON

93705: 8 FOWLER 93234: 3

93706: 16 93625: 2 CARUTHERS

93710: 3 REEDLEY 93609: 1

93711: 1 93630: 1 KINGSBURG

93721: 5 PARLIER 93631: 1

93722: 4 93648: 2 SAN JOAQUIN

93723: 1 PINEDALE 93660: 3

93725: 3 93650: 1 TOLLHOUSE

93726: 3 RAISIN CITY 93667: 1

93727: 6 93652: 1 UNKNOWN: 2

93728: 12 SQUAW VALLEY

93675: 2

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CORONER UNIT HOMICIDE DEATH INVESTIGATIONS (2020):

FRESNO COUNTY HOMICIDE TRENDS [2010 – 2020]

2010: 75

2011: 72

2012: 95

2013: 71

2014: 71

2015: 71

2016: 79

2017: 100

2018: 65

2019: 80

2020: 120

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CORONER UNIT HOMICIDE DEATH INVESTIGATIONS (2020):

HOMICIDE BY INVESTIGATING AGENCY DISTRIBUTION:

OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING DEATHS (2020):

TOTAL: 6

INVESTIGATING AGENCY

FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE: 1

FRESNO POLICE DEPARTMENT: 4

CLOVIS POLICE DEPARTMENT: 1

AGENCY INVOLVED IN SHOOTING

FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE: 1

FRESNO POLICE DEPARTMENT: 3

CLOVIS POLICE DEPARTMENT: 1

FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL: 1

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CORONER UNIT IN-CUSTODY DEATH INVESTIGATIONS (2020):

IN CUSTODY DEATHS (2020): 18

LOCATION / TYPE:

FRESNO COUNTY JAIL: 11

NATURAL: 6

SUICIDE: 4

HOMICIDE: 1

PLEASANT VALLEY STATE PRISON (COALINGA): 1

NATURAL: 1

COALINGA STATE HOSPITAL: 6

NATURAL: 5

OVERDOSE: 1

IN CUSTODY DEATH - GENDER DISTRIBUTION:

MALE: 17

FEMALE: 1

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FRESNO COUNTY COVID-19 DEATH SUMMARY (2020):

TOTAL FRESNO COUNTY COVID-19 DEATHS [2020]: 958

COVID-19 LISTED AS PRIMARY CAUSE OF DEATH: 883

COVID-19 LISTED AS CONTRIBUTING FACTOR: 75

COVID-19 WAS LISTED AS THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF DEATH ON 883 DEATH CERTIFICATES

595 OF THE 883 DEATHS HAD OTHER CONTRIBUTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS

* TOTALS MAY DIFFER FROM FRESNO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH AS THEIR COUNT ONLY

INCLUDES FRESNO COUNTY RESIDENTS.

*COVID-19 STATISTICS GENERATED FROM 2020 FRESNO COUNTY FILED DEATH CERTIFICATES.

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FRESNO COUNTY COVID-19 DEATHS [2020] - BY MONTH

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FRESNO COUNTY COVID-19 DEATH SUMMARY (2020):

COVID-19 DEATHS BY GENDER:

COVID-19 DEATHS BY RACE:

*COVID-19 STATISTICS GENERATED FROM 2020 FRESNO COUNTY FILED DEATH CERTIFICATES.

FEMALE, 380, 40%

MALE, 578, 60%

COVID-19 DEATHS BY GENDER [2020]

7439

383

13

440

9

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CAUCASIAN EAST INDIAN HISPANIC NATIVE AMERICAN

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COVID-19 DEATHS BY RACE [2020]

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FRESNO COUNTY COVID-19 DEATH SUMMARY (2020):

COVID-19 DEATHS AGE DISTRIBUTION:

YOUNGEST COVID-19 DEATH IN FRESNO COUNTY: 20 YEARS

OLDEST COVID-19 DEATH IN FRESNO COUNTY: 104 YEARS

AVERAGE AGE COVID-19 DEATH IN FRESNO COUNTY: 73 YEARS

*COVID-19 STATISTICS GENERATED FROM 2020 FRESNO COUNTY FILED DEATH CERTIFICATES.

0 06

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47

111

196

247

222

111

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COVID-19 DEATHS AGE DISTRIBUTION [2020]

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FRESNO COUNTY COVID-19 DEATH SUMMARY (2020):

COVID-19 LOCATION OF DEATH:

*COVID-19 STATISTICS GENERATED FROM 2020 FRESNO COUNTY FILED DEATH CERTIFICATES.

7 7

119

280

1 3

88

24

67

153

209

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COVID-19 LOCATION OF DEATH [2020]

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FRESNO COUNTY COVID-19 DEATH SUMMARY (2020):

COVID-19 DECEDENT PRIMARY RESIDENCE ADDRESS:

IN 2020 THERE WERE 958 FRESNO COUNTY COVID-19 DEATHS

115 OF THESE DECEDENTS HAD A PRIMARY ADDRESS OUTSIDE OF FRESNO COUNTY

*COVID-19 STATISTICS GENERATED FROM 2020 FRESNO COUNTY FILED DEATH CERTIFICATES.

1 3

93

141 9 11

533

222 23

116

3 10 1

277

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COVID-19 DECEDENT PRIMARY RESIDENCE ADDRESS [2020]

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