Jasper County reports three COVID-19 deaths, 70 cases confirmed Monday

The Jasper County Health Department reported three deaths due to COVID-19 today.

The victims were a man in his 50s, another in his 60s and one in his 70s.

Department officials posted a breakdown of those 70 cases on their Facebook page showing that most of those who contracted the virus, 55 out of 70, were below 50 years old, with 14 age 0 to 19.

The breakdown is printed below:

Total added: 70
Age:
0-6 months: 3
1-10 yrs: 4
11-19 yrs: 7
20-29 yrs: 17
30-39 yrs: 12
40-49 yrs: 12
50-59 yrs: 7
60-69 yrs: 3
70-79 yrs: 2
80-89 yrs: 2
90+ yrs: 1

As you can see, our median age is getting younger.