Sunday night’s COVID-19 Dashboard update from Mendocino County Public Health revealed 21 additional county residents tested positive for the virus and a 36th resident of the county had succumbed to the virus.
Ashley Toxqui, Mendocino County Public Health’s Public Information officer provided details regarding the most recent death attributed to COVID-19. Toxqui said “Our 36th death was a 77-year-old caucasian female from the Ukiah Area, who passed away in the hospital.
With 11 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in the last 30 days, Mendocino County has seen a 44% increase in fatalities associated with the pandemic in that time period.