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Luzerne County&rsquo;s latest coronavirus deaths included its youngest victim to date &mdash; a 42-year-old man who died in an area hospital, county Manager C. David Pedri confirmed Thursday.
				Prior to this, the youngest male victim had been 48, and there also was at least one 55.
				Two of the female victims were 56, which is the youngest for the gender in this county to date.
				The latest 42-year-old victim was among six deaths added Thursday, bringing the county&rsquo;s total count to 88.
				Another man also died in a hospital. He was 88.
				Continuing a trend of growing long-term care facility deaths, the remaining four victims, all women, were residents of nursing or personal care homes. Their ages: 68, 84, 90 and 92, Pedri said.
				All six had underlying health conditions, he said.
				With these six added, the county now has 45 male and 43 female coronavirus death victims.
				To date, 56 of the county&rsquo;s deaths, or 64%, stem from long-term care facilities, the state said.
				The county now has 298 confirmed coronavirus cases in 15 nursing and personal care homes &mdash; 266 residents and 32 staff.
				The state has not identified the nursing and personal care homes where victims resided, although state Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine has said the state is researching privacy laws and weighing the pros and cons of releasing locations.

42-year-old Luzerne County’s youngest virus death to date