City says coronavirus patient died at St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood

LYNWOOD — The city of Lynwood announced on its website and social media Sunday that a female patient at St. Francis Medical Center died of COVID-19.

The patient’s name was not immediately released. She was identified only as a woman who had come to the hospital feeling ill, and died shortly afterward.

There have been five confirmed coronavirus-related deaths in the county, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

The statement said anyone feeling symptoms should call 211, as recommended by the department.

“If you are not symptomatic, by all means, do not come to the hospital or to your provider,” the statement said.

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