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The letter was received by the son of the American woman.
Six months after his death, they sent him a letter that he lived in the US state of Tennessee. Sandra Whittingtonnak local authorities, informing the deceased that his coronavirus test was positive, local press reported. The letter suggested to the deceased to stay away from others.
Whittingon died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on February 16, three weeks before the first coronavirus patient was identified in the county where he lived. The letter to the woman’s son, Troy whittington received it this week. The man told local television, in a letter that the local health authority wrote that his mother had been examined on June 20, almost five months after her death and her remains cremated.
The health authority apologized to the family for the mistake and the pain it caused, but did not say what caused the mistake. All that has been said is that appropriate measures have been taken to ensure that a similar case does not occur in the future.
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