Data and Results

  • The top three causes of death were complications of COVID-19, drug intoxication, and pneumonia. Other notable causes of death included trauma (homicide/suicide), heart disease/CVD, and type 2 diabetes (IDDM).

  • Medical history was often flu symptoms and SOB.

  • Three histological patterns epithelial damage, vascular damage, and fibrosis

  • Gross Path lung lesions included thrombi (33%), congestion/edema (13.3%), hemorrhage (2.2%)

  • Microscopic lesions included acute inflammation including hyaline membrane (13.3%), bronchiolar (53.3%)/alveolar (51.1%) necrosis/damage, micro thrombi (33.3%), and chronic inflammation with fibroplasia (35.6%).

  • A list of drug intoxications included acetyfentanyl, cocaine, ethanol, fentanyl, methamphetamines, morphine, and sertraline