COVID-19: 6 mourners who attended same funeral die of deadly disease

– Six people who went to a funeral in South Carolina lost their lives after contracting COVID-19

– Robbie Baker, a coroner, suspected one person who was infected and had no idea spread the virus to more than the six deceased

– According to him, the person probably coughed on the coffin or had physical contact with the other mourners

Six mourners from South Carolina, United States, have succumbed to COVID-19 after going to a funeral attended by a “super spreader”. All the deceased were African Americans who were above 60 years. The mourners who lost their lives were all above 60 years. According to The State, the group went to the ceremony back at the beginning of March before America asked citizens to refrain from mass gatherings. A coroner suspected there was a likelihood one of the attendees was infected but had no idea, therefore putting the lives of all the people present at risk. A coroner suspects there was a mourner who had the virus and probably coughed on the coffin. The person was classified as a super spreader who came into contact with the six mourners and possibly more. Other mourners who were present at the event were advised to stay in self-quarantine to avoid further spreading the disease. People were urged to take the pandemic more seriously and avoid viewing the six fatalities as a mere number. Other mourners who attended the funeral were asked to self-quarantine. Their death was described as tragic and completely unavailable. “We do not want anyone to think these are just numbers because they are not. They are people that lost their lives tragically,” the coroner warned. A husband and wife married for more than five decades were among the attendants and the two died a few days apart after contracting the disease. “They came back to Sumter, got sick, and I was notified they had passed. Unfortunately, a large amount of people congregated at that funeral, somebody there was infected with it, spread it, and just did not know it,” Robbie Baker, the coroner added. Robbie said people who still insist on attending public gatherings were posing a threat to the rest of society. In other news, seven people have contracted coronavirus after a couple ignored travel warnings to go ahead with their dream Bali wedding. The couple identified as Matt and Jess Muir got married at the Villa Shalimar in Canggu on March 20 before returning to their home in Newcastle.