A young Mississippi fire captain has died after contracting COVID-19 while performing station duties two months ago.
The U.S. Fire Administration announced Wednesday that Sardis Volunteer Fire Department Capt. Guandes "Mook" Smith had succumbed to the virus on Monday after being infected at the station on Dec. 8. He was only 27 years old.
WMC News reports that Smith, a member of the fire service for just four years, was placed in hospice care and suffered blood clots related to the virus.
