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Michigan state lawmaker dies of suspected coronavirus infection
The Hill ^ | 03/29/20 10:24 PM EDT | JOHN BOWDEN

Posted on 04/04/2020 9:37:44 PM PDT by robowombat

Michigan state lawmaker dies of suspected coronavirus infection BY JOHN BOWDEN - 03/29/20 10:24 PM EDT

Michigan state Rep. Isaac Robinson (D) died on Sunday due to a suspected coronavirus infection, according to his family.

His mother, former state Rep. Rose Mary Robinson (D), confirmed Robinson's death in a statement to 7 Action News, a local ABC affiliate.

"I called EMS, they took him to Receiving at 6 a.m. and he was dead by 11," she added to local news affiliate Crain's Detroit Business.

Robinson, 44, was unmarried and previously served as a political director for the Teamsters Union, according to Crain's.

"Rep. Isaac Robinson had a huge heart, a quick wit, and a genuine passion for the people. I am very sad to hear of his passing. He was a fierce advocate for Detroiters and people across Southeast Michigan," Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) tweeted on Sunday.

"He dedicated his career to ensuring justice and security for those he served, and the impact he had on his community will continue to be felt for years to come. Rep. Robinson will be missed by many, including me. It was an honor to serve the people of Michigan alongside him," she added. The coronavirus outbreak, which has sickened more than 130,000 nationwide, has killed more than 130 people in the state of Michigan. The disease often presents as a form of pneumonia, which can be deadly.


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: isaacrobinson; localnews; maryrobinson; michigan; moreoldnews
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Robinson, 44, was unmarried and previously served as a political director for the Teamsters Union, according to Crain's.
1 posted on 04/04/2020 9:37:44 PM PDT by robowombat
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Much too young. This thing scares the hell out of you.

Any underlying complications?


2 posted on 04/04/2020 9:43:19 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (There's a stairway to heaven, but there's also a highway to hell.)
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Did he wait too long or did the virus evolve in his body so quickly that he had not time to act.


3 posted on 04/04/2020 9:44:35 PM PDT by Revel
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To: headstamp 2

Not sure but from his photos he looks like a big guy.


4 posted on 04/04/2020 9:45:43 PM PDT by willk (A bias news media is not a free press.)
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To: robowombat

Obese and probably diabetic.


5 posted on 04/04/2020 9:46:26 PM PDT by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
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Was he a gay caballero?


6 posted on 04/04/2020 9:48:29 PM PDT by robowombat (Orthodox)
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I don’t know! But those two conditions got Joe Diffie!


7 posted on 04/04/2020 9:52:13 PM PDT by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
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A large man. That’s enough to get you killed by the virus. Don’t really care about his sex life.


8 posted on 04/04/2020 9:54:05 PM PDT by x
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To: willk
Not sure but from his photos he looks like a big guy.

Huge guy!


9 posted on 04/04/2020 10:06:49 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: headstamp 2

R.I.P. He might have had additional health problems but for someone relatively young to die in a few hours - this isn’t an ordinary flu.


10 posted on 04/04/2020 10:09:15 PM PDT by Wilhelm Tell (True or False? This is not a tag line.)
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To: robowombat

Obesity inherently taxes the heart and lungs among other things. You need a lot of oxygen to keep a large mass alive and the immune system working.


11 posted on 04/04/2020 10:10:51 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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He should have got Hydroxy Cloromine. Or silver ! Kill the viruses!! Kill
Them dead !!!


12 posted on 04/04/2020 10:24:12 PM PDT by Truthoverpower (The guv mint you get is the Trump winning express !)
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As far as the stated cause of death is concerned, it makes no difference if COVID-19 caused his death, or if they only suspect that COVID-19 caused his death. The latest edict from the CDC states:

"COVID-19 should be reported on the death certificate for all decedents where the disease caused or is assumed to have caused or contributed to death." (The bolding is theirs, not mine).

13 posted on 04/04/2020 11:32:20 PM PDT by Fresh Wind ("We're not going to make America great again. It was never that great." Andrew Cuomo)
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Well, at least he was a Democrat.

That means his vote will count for at 100 in the next election.


14 posted on 04/05/2020 12:06:04 AM PDT by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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After it gets established in enough hosts, it’s a fast moving disease. Then it goes faster.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_coronavirus_pandemic#Epidemiology

United States

Cases 311,616

Deaths 8,489

Recoveries 14,943


15 posted on 04/05/2020 12:44:58 AM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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RIP.


16 posted on 04/05/2020 4:03:35 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Dear Mr. Kotter, #Epsteindidntkillhimself - Signed, Epstein's Mother)
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“Suspected coronavirus infection” eh?
Say, whatever did people ever die of before coronavirus?
Fake news strikes again.
17 posted on 04/05/2020 4:06:22 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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The Associated Press reports his mother, former Rep. Rose Mary C. Robinson, said her son died hours after being transported to the hospital for breathing problems and the family suspected he suffered from COVID-19, but he had not been tested for the virus that causes the disease. A cause of death was not immediately released.

He was not tested, so he may not have had it.


18 posted on 04/05/2020 4:13:24 AM PDT by ltc8k6 ( .)
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To: Fresh Wind

Reported where on the death certificate, though, immediate or underlying? Does the CDC state?


19 posted on 04/05/2020 4:13:53 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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And if presumed positives are being included on the death certificate, that’s really going to jack the stats.


20 posted on 04/05/2020 4:16:57 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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