A 57-year-old died in a hospital from complications of coronavirus

A 57-year-old West Allis woman is the latest Wisconsin coronavirus victim.Continuing Coverage: Coronavirus in WisconsinThe Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's office reported Sheila Staten died Wednesday night at Froedtert Hospital.She was admitted last Thursday with a fever and cough.Staten tested positive for the coronavirus.Health officials said she saw a caregiver who prescribed a Z-pack before Staten was hospitalized.Doctors treated her with Plaquenil and placed her on a ventilator.The medical examiner's report said Staten developed kidney failure before progressing to multi-organ failure.A doctor reported she had been sick for two weeks before her death.Staten's daughter told investigators her mother traveled to Texas and Arkansas three weeks ago but she did not believe she was around anyone who had been ill.The medical examiner's report said Staten had underlying health conditions before her death.Hers is the fifth coronavirus-related death in Milwaukee County and the eighth death in Wisconsin. Sign up for coronavirus email alerts from WISNGet breaking news alerts with the WISN 12 app.Follow us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube

A 57-year-old West Allis woman is the latest Wisconsin coronavirus victim.

Continuing Coverage: Coronavirus in Wisconsin




The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's office reported Sheila Staten died Wednesday night at Froedtert Hospital.

She was admitted last Thursday with a fever and cough.

Staten tested positive for the coronavirus.



Health officials said she saw a caregiver who prescribed a Z-pack before Staten was hospitalized.

Doctors treated her with Plaquenil and placed her on a ventilator.

The medical examiner's report said Staten developed kidney failure before progressing to multi-organ failure.

A doctor reported she had been sick for two weeks before her death.

Staten's daughter told investigators her mother traveled to Texas and Arkansas three weeks ago but she did not believe she was around anyone who had been ill.

The medical examiner's report said Staten had underlying health conditions before her death.

Hers is the fifth coronavirus-related death in Milwaukee County and the eighth death in Wisconsin.

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