FIRST AMAZON WORKER DIES

An Amazon warehouse worker in California has died of the novel coronavirus, a spokesperson for the online retail giant told The Hill on Tuesday.

The worker, an operations manager at Amazon’s Hawthorne facility, died of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, on March 31.

“We are saddened by the passing of a member of our management team in Hawthorne, California,” said Kristen Kish, the Amazon spokesperson. “His family and loved ones are in our thoughts, and we are supporting his fellow colleagues.”

It is unknown where the worker contracted COVID-19. He was last onsite on March 6 and was not exhibiting symptoms at the time, according to Amazon.

He went on vacation March 7-20, but began to feel unwell when he returned to the U.S. and did not return to the Amazon warehouse where he worked.

The Amazon spokesperson told The Hill that the company updated all site employees on March 31 when it became aware of his death.