The fourth death due to the COVID-19 coronavirus was reported in Bastrop County last week.
According to a statement released by the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management on Wednesday, June 10, the individual was a 67-year-old man living in Del Valle, located in the southwest corner of the county.
“I am deeply saddened to receive the information of another life taken by this disease,” said Dr. Desmar Walkes, the Bastrop County health authority, in the county’s statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the gentleman’s family.”
The three previous fatalities due to the COVID-19 illness are a 58-year-old man from Elgin, reported ...