With two additional deaths added to Larimer County's cumulative tally, the county has now recorded 173 deaths since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Larimer County Department of Health added 3 new COVID-19 related deaths to its cumulative tally on Monday (Jan. 4), bringing the county's death toll since the start of the pandemic to 154.
The deaths accounted for in December make up 46% of all COVID-19 related deaths in Larimer County and equate to more than three times the 22 deaths reported in November, the county's second deadliest month of the pandemic.
According to data from the Larimer County Department of Health's website, although more than half of those who died were 85 years of age or older, 3 of the deaths reported since Sunday have been Fort Collins women under 60 — a 58-year-old, a 47-year-old and a 30-year-old.
December has proven to be Larimer County's deadliest month in terms of COVID-19 deaths, as there have been over 30 deaths in the county since December 1.
Another COVID-19 related death was added to Larimer County's cumulative tally on Sunday (Dec. 20), bringing the county's total to 31 deaths in December alone, and 112 since the beginning of the pandemic.