Woman in her 30s died suddenly from coronavirus despite no health concerns

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A YOUNG woman who had no underlying health concerns suddenly died from the coronavirus over the weekend, her family said.

Jazmond Dixon, a 31-year-old from St. Louis, Missouri, went to an urgent medical care facility on Tuesday with flu-like symptoms.

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Staff there urged her to go to the emergency room, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Dixon was then admitted to the hospital.

The 31-year-old was put on a ventilator by Thursday, and her positive test results for the coronavirus came back on Friday.

Dixon, who health officials said hadn’t traveled recently, then died on Sunday.

The woman’s family is urging others to take precautions, especially those who may not be taking the global pandemic seriously.

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Her cousin, Belafae Johnson Jr. told the Post-Dispatch: "At one point this was just a news blurb about something we heard going on in China, and now it's our family.”

"This is real. If there's anyone out there that thinks they are immune to this, look at us, look at Jazmond.”

Dixon’s death is one of three others in Missouri, where there are at least 183 confirmed cases of the coronavirus.

Johnson described Dixon as “the life of the party” who also cared for and took care of her mother.

Her family wants to have a big funeral to honor Dixon, but can’t, because of the coronavirus.

Health officials recommend people “socially distance” themselves from others, leaving a gap of at least six feet between people, and not gathering in groups of more than 10 people.

"We want people to stop mis-spreading information about this virus and listen to what the officials are saying," Johnson said. "Nothing about this is normal."

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St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson said after Dixon's death: "This should be a wake-up call to all of us … especially to anyone who questions the gravity of this issue."

City officials, with a population of more than 300,000, issued a 30-day "stay-at-home" order that took effect Monday at 6pm, KMOV reported.

“It doesn’t matter if you’re black or brown, rich or poor; combating coronavirus is the St. Louis region’s shared responsibility," Krewson said. "If you are sick, don't go anywhere."

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