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Coronavirus: New York patient dies after being sent home from hospital, reports say

Teodosio Torres was said to have two underlying health conditions, according to The New York Post

Louise Hall
Thursday 19 March 2020 19:20 GMT
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A man in New York has died of the coronavirus after being sent home from a hospital to self-quarantine, according to a report by the New York Post.

Teodosio Torres, 76, was said to have been taken to New York-Presbyterian Queens after showing potential symptoms of coronavirus on Friday.

Torres was sent home and was told to self-isolate as doctors waited for his test results, the report said.

The results eventually came back positive for Covid-19.

However, Torres died Wednesday in his Jackson Heights apartment just after 5.45pm.

Torres was said to have two underlying health conditions, diabetes, and high blood pressure and had been recovering from a broken hip for two months, police sources told the newspaper.

New York City remains in a state of emergency amidst the pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio called for US military assistance as the number of confirmed cases in the CIty doubled overnight.

There are now 2,382 confirmed coronavirus cases in New York state, of which 1,871 are in New York City, Andrew Cuomo, announced on Wednesday morning.

Across the US, cases of Covid-19 have been detected in all 50 states.

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