The first death on Nantucket related to COVID-19 has been reported by Nantucket Cottage Hospital.

And a longtime disc jockey at Provincetown radio station WOMR also has died from the disease caused by the new coronavirus, according to his cousin.

The Nantucket death occurred Sunday at the island hospital, according to a statement from the hospital.

The news should "serve as a somber reminder to the island community that we must continue to take this situation extremely seriously, take every precaution, and continue to adhere to the orders put in place by the Town of Nantucket to protect the island," hospital spokesman Jason Graziadei said in the statement.

John Perrone, 70, of Provincetown, died in the past few days at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, his cousin Paula Perrone, of South Yarmouth, said. She said she was notified by the hospital Sunday.

Perrone had worked in the past as a nurse at Cape Cod Hospital, Cape End Manor and Seashore Point. Most recently he worked at Far Land Provisions.

He was a volunteer DJ at WOMR with a Tuesday night show called "Night Flight." He had a large international YouTube following, according to a station official.

“He did have a lot of fans,” WOMR Executive Director John Braden said. “We got a lot of emails.” Fans were listening online, Braden said.

Mary Ann Bragg of the Provincetown Banner contributed to this report.