First St. Mary COVID-19 death reported
Wed, 04/08/2020 - 5:05pm
A St. Mary resident who died Wednesday is the first parish COVID-19 fatality.
St. Mary Coroner Eric Melancon confirmed that he was notified about the death around 3:30 p.m.
The man went to New Orleans near the end of February for rehabilitation related to a non-COVID-19 illness. He subsequently tested positive for the virus, Melancon said.
The man died at a New Orleans hospital.
The death was the fifth in this publication's three-parish circulation area. Four St. Martin people have died. No deaths have been linked to Assumption.
"We can expect some," Melancon said. "We're not immune to the disease."