COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency has confirmed a sixth person in Branch County has passed away after testing positive for COVID-19.
Due to the federal HIPAA law covering patient privacy, information of the person who passed away is not available.
It’s also the third Branch County death related to COVID-19 that has been reported since the first of September.
Eight more new Branch County Coronavirus cases were reported on Friday by the Community Health Agency which brought the total number of cases reported since late March up to 581.
St. Joseph County still has the most cases in the C.H.A. jurisdiction as 20 more were reported on Friday to bring the total up to 718 with 11 deaths.
Four more cases were reported in Hillsdale County on Friday which brought the number of cases in that county up to 331. Hillsdale County has had 26 deaths with most taking place last Spring at the Hillsdale County Medical Care Facility.
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