Woman in her 30s who died from Covid aboard Arizona plane awaiting takeoff may not have been ‘aware she was sick’
A WOMAN in her 30’s who died from Covid aboard an Arizona plane awaiting takeoff may not have been “aware that she was sick.”
The unidentified woman began having difficulty breathing while the plane was sat on the tarmac on July 25.
The woman died on the plane[/caption]She was administered oxygen but ultimately died on the jetway.
The woman did have underlying health conditions, but she might have not known about her diagnosis at the time.
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins told WFAA: “We don’t know a whole lot,” Jenkins said. “We may not know if she was aware she was sick. Contact took place in Arizona.”
The flight was headed to Texas, Jenkins added.
The plane was headed to Texas[/caption]Despite the incident taking place over the summer, Jenkins said that the county only just discovered the details of her death.
Arizona has seen more than 740 new confirmed Covid cases and three deaths for a second consecutive day.
State health officials on Monday reported 748 positive cases, nearly mirroring the figures of 742 new cases and three deaths from a day earlier.
Officials with the Arizona Department of Health Sciences said there have now been 231,897 coronavirus cases — with more than 150,000 coming from Maricopa County — and 5,830 deaths statewide since the pandemic began.
They said Arizona is seeing a slow increase in the average number of coronavirus cases since a decline that lasted through August and September appears to be ending.
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Arizona was a national hotspot for the virus in June and early July, but numbers began to drop last month.
Thursday saw the first daily tally above 1,000 in a month.
The number of Arizona’s confirmed or suspected coronavirus hospital inpatients stands at 721. Over the weekend, that figure was at 757, which was a high for the month so far.