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A coroner in Pennsylvania said on Wednesday that three siblings who were found dead at a house in October have passed away due to COVID.
Cambria County coroner Jeff Lees has determined the cause of the death after autopsies, toxicology tests, and microbiology exams, the Associated Press reported.
All three siblings died five days before they were found at a house in Conemaugh Township in Somerset County on October 25. The autopsies carried out on October 26 didn't mention any trauma, according to WJAC TV.
"They were positive for COVID-19, the lungs were heavy and congested," Lees said, per the AP.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/3-siblings-found-dead-on-property-all-died-of-covid-coroner-says/ar-AAShESA?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531
My guess is.......unvaccinated. That's a dead-red area of Pennsylvania close to the West Virginia border.
IA8IT
(6,424 posts)dalton99a
(94,115 posts)brush
(61,033 posts)the two surviving the first one's death had to know he/she was gone, and no one called authorities.
Covid seems to have caused some non-vaxxers to lose their common sense. I blame it all on trump and his downplaying and bungling of the seriousness of the virus.
That orange a-hole has caused the nation so much damage...and it's continuing.
canetoad
(20,769 posts)Is not very common.
MustLoveBeagles
(16,402 posts)If camper brother died first the other two may not have realized he'd died before they passed away. Or it could've happened in reverse. A sad waste no matter what the circumstances were.
brush
(61,033 posts)Not vaxxing can do that. They shouldn't have listened to the trumper disinformation campaign.
IronLionZion
(51,267 posts)and generally distrustful of authorities and healthcare professionals, then it's possible. Considering the Trumpiness of that county and the speed of their demise, they were probably not vaccinated
Retired Engineer Bob
(759 posts)At least they had the courtesy to remain at home, and not overwhelm the hospital system.
SergeStorms
(20,591 posts)They owned their stupidity, and didn't demand to be hospitalized, taking up precious resources innocent vaccinated people could use.
They talked the talk and never walked, dropping dead in their tracks.
What a horrible way to go, but at least they didn't have to get a needle in the arm or wear a mask. Freedumb, right to the very end.
intheflow
(30,179 posts)were they in denial until the end? Like Monty Pythons Black Knight, they kept thinking it wasnt as bad as it obviously was.
SergeStorms
(20,591 posts)one of my favorite movie sequences of all time.
You could be right about these three, but when it becomes impossible to take a breath of air when your O2 level is already below 40..... that would convince me that I'd made a mistake.
Maybe not these folks though.
Johnny2X2X
(24,207 posts)They stayed home rather than took up space at the hospital. They trusted their immune systems and had the courage of their convictions. They died for their feeedums.
central scrutinizer
(12,654 posts)Much better than the assholes who go to the hospital with relatives threatening the staff unless they administer ivermectin and then post a plea for prayers followed immediately by a Go Fund Me appeal
ShazzieB
(22,588 posts)His "crime" was telling her that her husband had just died of covid. She was already pissed because she hadn't been allowed to visit him due to refusing to wear a mask. He went out to the parking lot to talk to her and *POW*.
Anyone else remember that story? I'd post the link if I could find it.
AllyCat
(18,842 posts)IronLionZion
(51,267 posts)if they were unvaccinated then they shouldn't trust whatever the hospital would give them either.
SallyHemmings
(1,967 posts)I was in business to business sales 5 years ago. I had a client in Cambria County. The customer gave me a ton of referrals. The business was conducted on the phone or via e-mail.
Taking customers to lunch was the norm. We went to lunch once. He was surprised by my brown skin. After lunch, he informed me that we could never go to lunch again. Why? because it was a small community. It would be problematic for his marriage if he was seen having lunch with an attractive black woman. I was floored. I just looked at him and asked what year were in. It was a business lunch.
I never spoke with him again...but the referral I received from him actually increased. Go figure.
That sums up Cambria County.
Silent3
(15,909 posts)...with a white woman?
dchill
(42,660 posts)Silent3
(15,909 posts)...or if they all got so ill at close to the same time that not even one of them was awake or conscience enough to notice the other siblings desperately needed help.
MustLoveBeagles
(16,402 posts)Irish_Dem
(81,263 posts)So right, it looks like they were determined to keep going until they literally dropped.
RandPaulsNeighbor
(104 posts)They did not want to be counted as Covid deaths or illnesses. They probably thought it would take so long to find them that there would be no proof left when the house got foreclosed on or the landlord showed up for her money.
CurtEastPoint
(20,024 posts)RandPaulsNeighbor
(104 posts)I agree, but it was probably more like Bye Tammy, Zeke, and Chet.
FakeNoose
(41,631 posts)
lpbk2713
(43,273 posts)I wonder if they were the type of people who bad-mouthed and mocked vaxxers
and maskers at every available opportunity. And then when they got sick they
were too ashamed or embarrassed to say or do anything about it.
BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)I would like to think this reporting would change some minds and they'll get vaccinated.
SergeStorms
(20,591 posts)but reason and logic aren't strong aspects of the other guy's acolytes.
BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)I keep hoping an event as dramatic as this one might bring change.
TNNurse
(7,541 posts)This will not change them.
BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)Horrifying because this is preventable.
IronLionZion
(51,267 posts)unless severely ill or an emergency. These 3 might have deteriorated too quickly that it was too late. It can happen when folks are living together and all unvaccinated.
BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)roamer65
(37,953 posts)Less covidiots is a good thing.
Kid Berwyn
(24,395 posts)Three more victims.
uppityperson
(116,020 posts)WVreaper
(675 posts)The sothern border of Somerset County is MARYLAND!
appalachiablue
(44,022 posts)with plenty of RED populations in the western and eastern parts.
Somerset Co. PA is just NE of Morgantown, WV.
Kingofalldems
(40,277 posts)My MIL grew up there.
appalachiablue
(44,022 posts)IronLionZion
(51,267 posts)I'm from the area and it's MAGA all the way. I peaced out as soon as I turned 18.
Old Crank
(7,078 posts)area of Pennsylvania, no pun intended?
My sympathies for the children.
niyad
(132,440 posts)Last edited Thu Dec 30, 2021, 08:37 PM - Edit history (1)
As others have said, at least they did not burden the healthcare system.
RandPaulsNeighbor
(104 posts)plimsoll
(1,690 posts)All we need to complete the "We're screwed" picture is for the police to find a couple together in a bed, one dead of covid and the other too weak from covid to get out.
johnthewoodworker
(694 posts)kairos12
(13,588 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(60,320 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,782 posts)Any horse de-wormer found in their house?
FYI, this was near Johnstown and about 30-mi east of Pittsburgh in Conemaugh Township, Cambria County.
KY...........