Mendocino County sees fourth death from Covid-19 in four days, per public health department

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MENDOCINO Co. 8/26/21 — The fourth COVID-19 fatality in four days was announced by Mendocino County Public Health today. The decedent was a 43-year old man from Ukiah; he wasthe second youngest person to die from the virus. On Wednesday, the county announced the death of a 52-year-old man from Willits. Both were unvaccinated. This makes a total of seven people in the last ten days, and 11 in the last month, bringing the county’s total deaths from Covid to 61 in total.