RICHMOND, Va. (WSET) -- The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) and the Peninsula Health District reported the death of a hospitalized patient who previously tested positive for coronavirus.
This event marks the first death in Virginia due to the coronavirus.
The patient was a man in his 70s who got the coronavirus through an unknown source. The cause of death was a respiratory failure as a result of coronavirus.
“On behalf of the entire Commonwealth, we express our deepest sympathy for the family and loved ones of the patient who died, as well as the families of everyone who has been affected by this outbreak,” said State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, M.D., M.A. “The health of our residents and the community is our top priority, and we will continue working together to care for the patients, protect the safety of health care workers, and protect the people in our Commonwealth.”
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