Texas Woman In Her 30s Died Of COVID-19 While On Flight From Arizona

A Texas woman in her 30s died of complications caused by the coronavirus while on a domestic flight from Arizona, authorities said Sunday.

The unidentified woman was a resident of Garland, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said in a news release. According to the release, the woman had "underlying high-risk health conditions." No additional details about her death were released.

The woman died July 25 when the flight was parked on the apron before takeoff. Flight staff had given her oxygen but she ultimately died on the jetway, according to NBC 5. It remains unclear which airport she was flying from and on which airline.

Jenkins told ABC-affiliated WFAA the county officials got information about the woman’s death in August but didn’t have the exact cause. He said authorities learned she died of COVID-19 only a few days back. "We don't know a whole lot," Jenkins told the station. "We may not know if she was aware she was sick."

He said the woman contracted the virus while in Arizona and that her case was a stark reminder that "there is no age restriction in COVID."

"I would strongly encourage people to not think they’re invincible from COVID because they don’t think they’re in a high-risk category," The Hill reported Jenkins as saying.

In the news release, Jenkins announced two additional coronavirus-related deaths in Glenn Heights and Dallas which involved patients in their 50s with underlying health conditions.

Texas has recorded a total of 873,556 cases of COVID-19 infection as of Tuesday, with 17,564 deaths, of which Dallas County accounts for 94,949 cases and 1,194 deaths, according to Worldometer. There has been an average of 5,225 cases being reported per day this past week, which is a 15% increase from the average two weeks earlier, according to the New York Times database.

Adults of any age with underlying health issues including hypertension or high blood pressure, chronic lung disease, and neurologic conditions are at higher risk of developing severe illness from coronavirus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The organization, therefore, urges people with high-risk medical conditions not to delay getting emergency medical care in case they feel sick.