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Passenger Who Had Medical Emergency on US Flight Died of Covid-19, Confirms Coroner
In this July 1, 2020, file photo, United Airlines planes are parked at gates at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
The episode prompted alarm after social media reports at the time indicated that the man’s wife had told emergency medical workers that her husband had tested positive for the coronavirus.
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A coroner in Louisiana confirmed Tuesday what some had feared: that the death last week of a 69-year-old man who experienced a medical emergency aboard a United Airlines flight bound for Los Angeles had been caused by COVID-19. The coroner’s office in Jefferson Parish identified the passenger as Isais Hernandez, 69, of Los Angeles, who was on United Flight 591 when it took off from Orlando, Florida, on Dec. 18.
Man Who Died on United Flight Had COVID-19: Coroner
A man who died on a United Airlines flight last week had COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, a coroner’s report released Tuesday confirmed.
The 69-year-old passenger died shortly after collapsing on the United Los Angeles-bound flight from Orlando, Florida, on Dec. 14. The flight was declared an emergency and was diverted to New Orleans.
He was rushed to Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner by paramedics where he was pronounced dead, the airline said.
Jefferson Parish coroner Gerry Cvitanovic in his report listed acute respiratory failure and COVID-19 as causes of death.
United passenger on flight to LAX died of COVID-19, respiratory failure, coroner says
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LOS ANGELES (KABC) A United Airlines passenger who collapsed on a packed flight from Orlando to Los Angeles International Airport died of acute respiratory failure and COVID-19, a coroner s report confirms.
The report was released Monday by the Jefferson Parish Coroner s Office in Louisiana, and says the 69-year-old L.A. resident died at Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner at 9:09 p.m. Dec. 14.
United Flight 591 from Orlando to LAX was diverted during a medical emergency after a man suffered what was initially deemed a heart attack. The plane had to make an emergency landing in New Orleans.
United passenger on flight to LAX died of COVID-19, respiratory failure, coroner says
KABC
LOS ANGELES (KABC) A United Airlines passenger who collapsed on a packed flight from Orlando to Los Angeles International Airport died of acute respiratory failure and COVID-19, a coroner s report confirms.
The report was released Monday by the Jefferson Parish Coroner s Office in Louisiana, and says the 69-year-old L.A. resident died at Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner at 9:09 p.m. Dec. 14.
United Flight 591 from Orlando to LAX was diverted during a medical emergency after a man suffered what was initially deemed a heart attack. The plane had to make an emergency landing in New Orleans.
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