Mendocino County Suffers Its 26th Death from the COVID-19 Pandemic

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December 28, 2020

Last night, Mendocino County Public Health’s COVID-19 dashboard reflected the county’s 26th death from COVID-19. According to Mendocino County’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer Sarah Dukett, the decedent was a 71-year-old Hispanic male from the Ukiah area. Dukett said he passed away while in the intensive care unit at Adventist Health Sunday morning, December 27.

This death comes one day after Christmas, a holiday defined in the pre-COVID era as one of gathering and joy with family and friends. In the week leading up to Christmas, Mendocino County Public Health implored county residents to celebrate the holiday without gathering in the form of several Facebook posts.

December has marked records in Mendocino County’s battle with COVID-19 including hitting an all-time high of the number of Mendocino County residents hospitalized from COVID-19.

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