2nd coronavirus death in state

Jackson County Health Department confirmed Wednesday evening the state’s second coronavirus-related death.

It was the first such death in that county.

The patient had several underlying health issues and died in a hospital, according to a press release from the health department.

Details will not be released about the individual or that person’s hometown, or the hospital, according to the release.

The first coronavirus-related death in West Virginia was an 88-year-old Marion County woman who died Sunday in Clarksburg.

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