The Fayette County Health Department has released a news release announcing the county’s first COVID-19 related death.
This is the news release the health department sent out to the media on Friday:
“It is with great sadness that Fayette County Public Health has confirmed the first death of a Fayette County resident with COVID-19 as a contributing factor. The patient was a female in her 70s with underlying health conditions.
“We express our deepest condolences to the friends, family and loved ones of the deceased,” said Leigh Cannon, MPH, Deputy Health Commissioner of FCPH. “We ask that the community please respect the privacy of this family as they mourn their loss,” Cannon said. “No further information will be released.”
As of Friday August 21, 2020, Fayette County Public Health is reporting a significant increase in positive cases of COVID-19.16 new confirmed and two new probable cases have been reported since yesterday for a total of 18 new cases. FCPH has reported a total of 165 cumulative cases of COVID-19 since the first lab-confirmed case was reported on March 24. 126 individuals have recovered and have been released from monitoring. 38 individuals are actively ill and in isolation. 4people are currently hospitalized and there have been a total of 17 hospitalizations due to complications from COVID-19.No additional information is available at this time as the investigations are still being conducted.”
