Kona Community Hospital (KCH) officials confirmed the facility’s first COVID-19-related death.
According to KCH Spokeswoman Judy Donovan, the COVID-positive patient was brought to the hospital on Monday. Identified as a woman in her 40s, Donovan explained staff was in the process of admitting her when she died in the emergency department.
There are currently three COVID-positive patients being treated at KCH. Two of the patients are in ICU and on ventilators.
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