VA
Commonwealth of Virginia Reports First COVID-19 Death
in the Peninsula Health District
(Richmond, Va.) — Today, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) and the Peninsula Health District reported the death of a hospitalized patient who previously tested positive for COVID-19. This event marks the first death in the Commonwealth of Virginia due to COVID-19.
The patient was a male in his 70s who acquired COVID-19 through an unknown source. The cause of death was respiratory failure as a result of COVID-19.
NY
Rockland County man reported as second coronavirus death in New York state
By Tina Moore, Bernadette Hogan and Laura ItalianoMarch 14, 2020 | 5:11pm | Updated
A 65-year-old Rockland County man is the second coronavirus fatality in New York state, The Post has learned.
The victim died earlier this week in the Village of Suffern and has posthumously tested positive for the deadly virus, sources said.