Navy Vet, 93, Died of COVID-19 Refused Ventilator, Family Says It Might Be to Save Somebody

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A Navy veteran and retired educator became the first person to die from the CCP virus in the state of North Dakota. The 93-year-old declined the use of a ventilator; his niece has since speculated that in his last moments, her beloved uncle may have been hoping that the hospital’s resources could be used to save somebody else who might need it.