TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Aug. 13 (PIA) --  Of the 229 coronavirus diseases (COVID-19) deaths in Bohol, 63% of these are senior citizens, according to data shared by the Bohol Inter Agency task Force on the management of Emerging Infectious Disease (BIATF).

Within the 41 to 59 age bracket, deaths from these age brackets go up to 92% or 205 of these deaths.   

Through a graph, the BIATF showed that as of Aug. 6, when Bohol recorded 223 COVID-related deaths, it showed that in the age distribution of the deaths, 22% or 49 of those who died since May of last year comes from the 61-70 year-old age group.

Another 23% of the reported COVID deaths are from the 70-80 age bracket, for a total of 51 deaths from this age group.

Some 18% of the 223 who died due to COVID-19 come from the 81 year-old and above category.

In the same age distribution of COVID deaths, the data showed that even those from the 50 to 60 year-old bracket are not entirely safe from the deadly disease.

The graph showed that still another 49 or 18% of those who died may not be senior citizens but are nearing the senior citizen age category.

The graph showed that from the age-group of 50 to 60 years old, they have contributed to 18% or 49 of the total deaths.

Grouped together, adults from 50 to 80 years old and above composed the biggest bulk of the deaths at 84.75%.

There were 25 Boholanos in the 41 to 50 year-old age group who died due to COVID-19, out of the  223 deaths. 

There were four deaths from the 31-40 age bracket, and another four from the 21 to 30 age group. 

From the 1-10 year-old group, there were seven deaths or 3% of the entire mortality data until Aug. 6.

BIATF has called on Boholanos anew to make sure they take the vaccine as soon as the slots for them are available. (RAHC/PIA7 Bohol)