A college student and former high school basketball player has died from Covid-19, highlighting the virus's danger even toward the young and healthy
Chad Dorrill, a 19-year-old sophomore at Appalachian State University in North Carolina, died this week after complications from Covid-19, according to the university. He was diagnosed with the virus earlier in September. Dorrill lived off campus, and all of his classes were online. The university did not say how he contracted the virus.
As we approach the halfway mark to the last day of classes for the Fall semester, we are seeing a rise in COVID-19 cases in students," Everts warned.Classes -- a mix of online and in-person -- began in August. Since March 27, more than 600 people at the university have contracted the virus, according to the school's tally.
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