Coronavirus claimed its first fatality in the Kansas City region Thursday, a 70-year-old man who lived in a long-term care facility in Wyandotte County, Kansas officials announced.
The death was announced by Gov. Laura Kelly, who also declared a state of emergency, allowing officials to activate certain emergency services to assist local communities.
State officials said the man was transported to Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas with acute cardiac symptoms and a fever. He died Wednesday morning. A post-mortem examination revealed that he was infected with virus.
Healthcare officials are investigating who might have been in contact with the man over the course of the past 14 days, Kelly said. Those who have been in contact will be quarantined by the state, officials said.
(Read more: Kansas City Star)
