At least 136 Texans have died from COVID-19. Here’s what we’ve learned about who’s most at risk

The first 136 deaths reveal patterns in Texas that largely track with what states and countries hit hard by COVID-19 have reported, according to an analysis by The Dallas Morning News that relied on data from public health departments and news reports. But gaps in testing make it all but impossible to calculate an accurate fatality rate for Texas.

Roughly 75% of the dead in Texas whose ages are known were over 60 years old, indicating the elderly are at higher risk. More than a third were over age 80, including Eddy F. Roberts of Matagorda County. The 97-year-old mortician was the first — and one of the oldest Texans — to die from the disease caused by coronavirus.