COVID-19 among Top 10 causes of Montgomery County deaths last year

More Montgomery County residents died last year than in any year in at least a quarter century and possibly much longer, as the pandemic made 2020 the deadliest year in U.S. history, according to a Dayton Daily News analysis of preliminary state and federal health data.

COVID-19 killed more than 370 people in Montgomery County in 2020 and contributed to a 14% increase in the annual death toll, according to preliminary data from the Ohio Department of Health.

The preliminary state data suggest most other counties in the region saw an increase in deaths last year compared to 2019, including Butler (+19%), Champaign (+13%), Clark (+16%), Greene (+9%), Miami (+6%) and Warren (+15%) counties.

	Death counts from Ohio Department of Health
	2019	2020	# change	% change
Butler	3,505	4,166	661	18.9%
Champaign	417	470	53	12.7%
Clark	1,750	2,025	275	15.7%
Greene	1,682	1,833	151	9.0%
Miami	1,188	1,258	70	5.9%
Warren	1,864	2,151	287	15.4%
Montgomery	6,413	7,304	891	14%

Source: Ohio Department of Health