Teenage boy whose death was linked to COVID-19 turned away from urgent care for not h

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If this is true, that he was turned away due to lack of insurance, then his death is on them. 

R Rex Parris, the mayor of Lancaster, California, confirmed the teen’s death in a video posted to YouTube on Wednesday, in which he warned residents to take the global pandemic seriously and practice self-isolation and social distancing measures. 

The Friday before he died, he was healthy,” the mayor said about the teenager. “By Wednesday, he was dead.” 


The mayor said the teen “didn’t have insurance, so they did not treat him” when he arrived at an urgent care facility in the area. The medical staff then told the child to go to a local public hospital.

“En route to AV Hospital, he went into cardiac arrest,” the mayor said. “They were able to revive him and keep him alive for about six hours. But by the time he got there, it was too late.”

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And you know the hospital will be getting government monies.

No excuse that I can see to turn this teenager away.
Insurance or not.


Thoughts and prayers to his family.