Two deaths of people from Oktibbeha and Lowndes Counties died overnight at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus.
This follows the death earlier this week of a careworker at the Arrington Assisted Living Community.
Two deaths of people from Oktibbeha and Lowndes Counties died overnight at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus.
This follows the death earlier this week of a careworker at the Arrington Assisted Living Community.
Virus.
// two deaths overnight in lowndes county from covid 19.
// lowndes county coroner greg merchant confirms a person from oktibbeha county died at baptist memorial hospital early this morning.// the second patient, a resident at a columbus retirement community, has died after being diagnosed with covid-19.// this follows the death earlier this week of an employee at the arrington assisted living community.
// this makes four people connected to the arrington who have died after testing positive for covid- 19.
// state health officials say long- term care facilities are at high risk of an outbreak and spreading the virus.// the arrington has not returned our calls for comment.
The state health department reported 328 new cases of the coronavirus and 23 new deaths Thursday, May 28.