Arkansas man dies from covid-19, deputy coroner says; death is state's first known from illness

Conway Regional Health System has set up tents and has medical staff waiting Thursday in front of the hospital’s emergency room  door to screen people for coronavirus symptoms. A hospital spokesman said the health system has implemented screenings for all visitors, patients, physicians and employees.
(Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Jeannie Roberts)
Conway Regional Health System has set up tents and has medical staff waiting Thursday in front of the hospital’s emergency room door to screen people for coronavirus symptoms. A hospital spokesman said the health system has implemented screenings for all visitors, patients, physicians and employees. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Jeannie Roberts)

UPDATE: A second death due to covid-19 was reported Tuesday afternoon by Gov. Asa Hutchinson at a news conference where he also said the state is not considering a shelter-in-place order at this time. Read the full story here: arkansasonline.com/news/2020/mar/24/march-24-update-206-total-cases-confirmed-arkansas/

EARLIER:

A 91-year-old man died at 8 a.m. Tuesday morning from covid-19 at Conway Regional Medical Center, a deputy Faulkner County coroner confirmed.

Deputy coroner Robert Edwards could not immediately provide the name of the man, who was a Cleburne County resident.

It wasn't immediately clear if the man who died was connected to Greers Ferry First Assembly of God, a Cleburne County church that is reportedly connected to at least 34 covid-19 cases.

The man's death is the first known death in Arkansas attributable to the novel coronavirus that has spread globally.

Check back for updates and read Wednesday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.

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