'I thought this was a hoax' | 30-year-old patient dies in local hospital after attending 'COVID Party' - KENS5.com

SAN ANTONIO — A 30-year-old patient died after attending what's being called a "COVID Party," said Methodist Hospital Chief Medical Officer Dr.

"This is a party held by someone diagnosed with the COVID virus, and the thought is that people get together to see if the virus is real if anyone gets infected," Appleby said. .

Appleby said several of their critically ill coronavirus patients are in their twenties and thirties.

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