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Kenosha County reports first COVID-19 related death

Posted at 8:44 PM, Apr 04, 2020
and last updated 2020-04-04 21:47:00-04

KENOSHA — Kenosha officials have announced that the county has seen its first death of a resident from COVID-19 complications.

“We are saddened to have lost one of our residents,” said Kenosha County Executive Jim Kreuser. “Please take the Safer at Home order seriously and avoid going out as much as possible.”

According to the Kenosha County Medical Examiner, the 85-year-old male had multiple underlying health issues.

Kreuser encouraged people to keep up with the latest on the virus via a new Kenosha County COVID-19 Information Hub on the county website.

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