SAN JOSE (CBS SF)– Santa Clara County’s very first death from COVID-19– in addition to the very first U.S. death– was recognized as 57- year-old Patricia Dowd, a senior supervisor for a Silicon Valley semiconductor company, according to the county coroner’s office.
The Los Angeles Times initially reported that it was Dowd, 57, who became ill with flu-like signs in late January, pointing out family members. Dowd died on February 6, according to the coroner’s office.
County health officials announced Tuesday the medical inspector’s workplace and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention testing validated 3 county homeowners passed away of coronavirus infections in February and early March, the very first fatalities traced to the disease in the United States. Previously, it was believed the nation’s first COVID-19 death took place in Washington state on March 9th.
A brother-in-law told the Times that Dowd, a senior manager for Fremont-based Lam Research, would travel “multiple times a year to different international areas.”
At Tuesday’s statement, health authorities had actually shown none of the 3 early cases had a substantial travel history. The two other cases were determined as a 69- year-old man and a 70- year-old guy.
The Times reported Dowd’s other half works for the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Workplace, previously designated to the prison staff. The sheriff’s workplace states COVID-19 cases amongst jail personnel started showing up on March 22.
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Lam Research supplied a declaration Thursday regarding Dowd’s death:.
” Lam Research continues to grieve the untimely death of a well-respected employee in February. We were deeply saddened to discover today that the employee passed of complications due to COVID-19 The health and wellness of our staff members has actually constantly been our main concern. From the earliest phases of the pandemic, we quickly executed steps to protect workers and slow the spread of the virus in regions where we operate. We are working directly with the Santa Clara Health Department to support their examination.”
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