NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) - Governor John Bel Edwards announced Sunday morning that a second person has died from the COVID-19 virus.

According to officials the second patient to die from the virus is a 53-year-old New Orleans resident who was being treated at Touro Hospital. He was said to have had underlying medical conditions.

In a tweet, Mayor Latoya Cantrell shared that the patient was a friend of hers.

The news of a 2nd death in New Orleans is deeply heartbreaking to me, personally & is tragic news for the people of our City. The patient in this instance was a friend of mine, but everyone of those impacted by this outbreak is someone’s friend, someone’s loved one. pic.twitter.com/Mo6McXIXN1 — Mayor LaToya Cantrell (@mayorcantrell) March 15, 2020

Also Sunday morning, the Louisiana Department of Health announced that there are now 103 presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 in the state. There are 75 cases in Orleans Parish and 14 cases in Jefferson Parish.