A fourth person in Oktibbeha County has died from the COVID-19 coronavirus, coroner Michael Hunt confirmed this morning.
The 77-year-old woman was a patient at OCH Regional Medical Center and had come from a long-term care facility. She died Sunday night.
Hunt could not release any additional information as of press time.
Clay County Coroner Alvin Carter also confirmed the death of a 62-year-old West Point man on Thursday. Carter this man, who was being treated at OCH, had underlying health conditions in addition to being COVID-19 positive.
The man was Clay County’s first death from the virus.
Oktibbeha County’s first three deaths were an 89-year-old woman on April 5, a 62-year-old man on April 15 and a 63-year-old man on April 16. Lowndes County saw its first death from the virus on April 16. Mississippi State Department of Health reports there has also been a death in Clay County.
Oktibbeha County Emergency Management Agency Director Kristen Campanella said the state had 4,512 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and at least 169 deaths. Oktibbeha County has 43 confirmed cases, Lowndes County has 34, Clay County has 26 and Noxubee County has 22, according to MSDH’s website.
Tess Vrbin was previously a reporter for The Dispatch.
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