POLK COUNTY, Fla. – The Polk County Health Department confirmed a 60-year-old resident died due to complications with the novel coronavirus, marking the first death related to the illness in the county.
Public health officials said the person was previously diagnosed with COVID-19 and died Saturday. “This is the first COVID-19 death in Polk County.
We express our sincere condolences to the person’s family and will continue to work with the Department of Health and our community partners to prevent the spread of COVID-19,” a spokesperson with the county health department wrote in a news release.
As of Tuesday morning, there were 73 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Polk County and 24 patients hospitalized. To keep up with the latest news on