MEHLVILLE, Mo. (AP) - A couple whose bodies were found in their home last week died of COVID-19, St. Louis County authorities said Friday.
Police were called to the home in Mehlville on Feb. 18 after receiving a report of a sudden death, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
Officer Tracy Panus said a man and woman were found dead at the home.
The couple were quarantining after testing positive for COVID-19. Family members told police the man and woman both were experiencing symptoms, police said.
“We have no reason to believe their deaths were caused by anything other than COVID-19 at this time,” police said in a statement.
The man and woman’s names and further details were not released.
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