Two deaths of people from Oktibbeha and Lowndes Counties died overnight at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus.
This follows the death earlier this week of a careworker at the Arrington Assisted Living Community.
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// two deaths overnight in lowndes county from covid 19.
// lowndes county coroner greg merchant confirms a person from oktibbeha county died at baptist memorial hospital early this morning.// the second patient, a resident at a columbus retirement community, has died after being diagnosed with covid-19.// this follows the death earlier this week of an employee at the arrington assisted living community.
// this makes four people connected to the arrington who have died after testing positive for covid- 19.
// state health officials say long- term care facilities are at high risk of an outbreak and spreading the virus.// the arrington has not returned our calls for comment.
The state health department reported 328 new cases of the coronavirus and 23 new deaths Thursday, May 28.
