LOS ANGELES - Chad Dorrill, a 19-year-old student at Appalachian State University, died due to neurological complications of the coronavirus.Sheri Everts, the university’s chancellor, confirmed the news on Tuesday in a statement, writing, “It is with the deepest sadness that I share with you that one of our students, Chad Dorrill, has died.”Everts shared that Chad lived off-campus in Boone, North Carolina, and all his classes were online.
In early September, Chad began feeling unwell, so his mother encouraged him to come home, quarantine and get tested for the coronavirus.After testing positive for COVID-19, Everts said Dorrill followed isolation procedures and was cleared by his doctor to return to Boone.RELATED: Scientists warn of.