A 27 YEAR OLD AZTEC WOMAN WHO’D BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH HANTAVIRUS IN EARLY FEBRUARY HAS DIED. THE FARMINGTON DAILY TIMES REPORTS KILEY LANE DIED LAST THURSDAY AT UNM HOSPITAL, WHERE SHE’D BEEN TRANSPORTED AFTER HER DIAGNOSIS.
THE CDC TESTED LANE FOR HANTAVIRUS AFTER UNM HOSPITAL’S TESTING, BUT THE CDC TESTS CAME BACK NEGATIVE. LANE HAD ONE CHILD AND HER MOTHER, JULIE BARRON, SAYS SHE SUFFERED FROM A NUMBER OF MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS. BARRON SAYS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL EXHAUSTED ALL THEIR TREATMENT OPTIONS. THE FAMILY CHOSE NOT TO PUT LANE ON LIFE SUPPORT.
