Teen Who May Have Died Of Coronavirus Was Denied Care For Not Having Insurance: Mayor

A Lancaster, California, youngster concept to have died from COVID-19 ultimate week was once grew to become clear of an pressing care health center as a result of he didn’t have medical insurance, delaying clinical consideration at a vital time, town’s mayor stated Thursday.

“He didn’t have insurance, so they did not treat him,” mayor R. Rex Parris stated in a video replace.

“On Friday … he was healthy, he was socializing with his friends. By Wednesday, he was dead.”

Parris didn’t divulge the identify of the pressing care health center, however stated the teenager was once referred to Antelope Valley (AV) health facility, a public health facility north of Los Angeles. 

“En route to AV Hospital, he went into cardiac arrest. When he got to AV hospital, they were able to revive him and keep him alive for about six hours,” Parris stated. 

While the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to begin with stated the 17-year-old had died of coronavirus, officers later backtracked. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta is now taking a look into the case to resolve a conclusive reason behind loss of life. 

“On further investigation … there were extenuating circumstances that pointed to an alternative diagnosis as well,” Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer stated at a press convention Wednesday. 

The case may well be the youngest recognized sufferer of COVID-19 within the U.S., which handed an alarming milestone on Thursday to transform the rustic with probably the most showed circumstances international.

According to Parris, the teenager were in poor health for “a few days” and had no earlier well being prerequisites. 

The Los Angeles well being division’s site has tracked 1,216 circumstances in Los Angeles County, whilst California is recently reporting greater than four,000 circumstances around the state.

Parris concluded his video with a message of team spirit: “This next few months, we have to be together. We have to be strong. And most importantly, stay home.”