The earliest known death in the U.S. due to complications from coronavirus occurred after an infected patient had a massive heart attack, an autopsy report obtained by the San Francisco Chronicle revealed.
A 57-year-old woman from Santa Clara County, Calif., died on Feb. 6 and had traces of the virus in her heart, trachea, lungs and intestines, the autopsy report states. The autopsy was completed on Feb. 7 but not signed until April 23.
The autopsy further states that t