First COVID-19 death
Lazaro Aleman
ECB Publishing, Inc.
Jefferson County reported its first COVID-19 death on Sunday, April 12.
According to the Florida Department of Health in Jefferson County (FDOH-Jefferson), it received confirmation that a 93-year-old woman who had been diagnosed with the disease had died.
“We would like to express our condolences to her family and loved ones,” Pam Gilleland-Beck, operations manager for the FDOH-Jefferson, emailed. “The cause of death is pending review by the med