On a memorial website, friends remembered Dowd as a graduate of St. Francis High School in Mountain View and a wonderful, caring person. SAN JOSE, Calif. - A San Jose mother and wife has become the nation's first COVID-19 death after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) completed a postmortem test and determined she had the new coronavirus.
Friends said it was a shock to learn that Patricia "Trish" Dowd, 57, had the infection, with the news coming more than two months after she died at her home February 6th.
The revelation sparked a new wave of grieving for those who knew her. "I was just absolutely shocked. Just speechless," said Steve Benner, an Antioch resident and a former coworker.