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Ohio National Guard PFC Kamaria Johnson, left, waits on a specimen from PFC Victor Litteral during the Monday drive-thru testing at East Knox High School. The testing was scheduled from 3 to 6 p.m., but the guard and Knox Public Health used up its supply of approximately 300 testing kits in an hour and 15 minutes. [request]
HOWARD — A 74-year-old Knox County man who is the county’s second coronavirus fatality died from pneumonia-related to COVID-19.
Filipowicz is the county’s second coronavirus fatality. The county’s first virus fatality was a 90-year-old Mount Vernon man who passed away in April in Florida.
According to Palm, Filipowicz was tested at the KCH emergency room on July 1, with the test results confirmed on July 4. He was later transferred to St. Ann’s.
Palm also reported this morning that the county has had an outbreak of COVID-19 at a long-term care facility. Palm declined to name the facility as of press time, due to family notification.
Palm said the outbreak involves both staff and residents, and that the facility was tested by the National Guard last week.
