Family of woman who is now 1st known COVID-19 fatality in U.S. says she was healthy and active

Patricia Dowd's family attributed her death on Feb. 6 to a heart attack, but this week, they learned she tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, making her the first such documented fatality in the United States. Dowd, 57, lived in San Jose, California, and was a manager at a semiconductor company. Before the Santa Clara County medical examiner determined during an autopsy that Dowd had COVID-19, the first documented coronavirus death in the United States was recorded in Kirkland, Washingt...