Coroner: A Natchez woman dies with COVID-19 Sunday

Published 1:42 pm Sunday, November 22, 2020

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NATCHEZ — A Natchez woman died with COVID-19 Sunday morning, Adams County Coroner James Lee said.

She was 89 years old and was pronounced at approximately 10:30 a.m. Sunday, he said.

As of  Sunday, a total of 48 COVID-19 deaths have been reported in Adams County by the Mississippi State Department of Health, excluding the latest deaths that have not been received and verified with death certificates by MSDH.

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Lee reported two Ferriday men also died with COVID-19 on Saturday at Merit Health Natchez, which makes three deaths reported in a little more than 24 hours.

One man was 35 years old and the other was 77, Lee said.

Identifying information is not provided to protect families privacy.