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Officials confirm first COVID-19 death in Wayne County

Public health officials in Wayne County have confirmed its first COVID-19 death.

The person died at an area hospital after testing positive for the virus.

Public health officials say the person was in their 60s and had a number of underlying health issues – many of which were serious – prior to testing positive.

As of late-Monday, there have been 68 confirmed positive cases. More than 1,035 tests have been processed.