A third person in Sangamon County has died after being infected with the new coronavirus. The news came in a release sent on behalf of the county health department and area hospitals on Saturday afternoon. The patient was a female in her 70s who tested positive on April 4. She was an inpatient at Memorial hospital.
Of the two previous deaths, the first was a 71-year-old woman and the county’s first confirmed case of COVID-19. She was visiting the Springfield area from her home in Florida when she became ill. The second infected person to die was a man in his 90s.
Health officials have not released further information about the latest death. The Sangamon County Department of Public Health announced no new confirmed cases on Saturday. According to a news release: "Memorial Medical Center is reporting four confirmed positive cases currently hospitalized, none of which are Sangamon County residents, and eight inpatients currently under investigation. HSHS St. John’s Hospital is reporting three confirmed positive cases currently hospitalized, none of which are Sangamon County residents, and ten inpatients currently under investigation."
You can read the full release here.
