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New Haven Coronavirus Update: 1st City Resident Dies

A New Haven resident has died of complications from the new coronavirus, officials announced Wednesday.

A New Haven resident has died of complications from the new coronavirus, officials announced Wednesday.
A New Haven resident has died of complications from the new coronavirus, officials announced Wednesday. (Patch graphic)

NEW HAVEN, CT — A New Haven resident has died of complications from the new coronavirus, Mayor Justin Elicker announced Wednesday. Elicker announced the city’s first fatality related to the coronavirus during a virtual news conference.

Officials said the resident was in his late 50s and had underlying health conditions. New Haven has 29 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Wednesday, according to the state health department.

Elicker also said the results of two firefighters who were tested yesterday came back negative of COVID-19.

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