North Carolina college student, seemingly otherwise healthy, dies of Covid-19 complications
Dorrill lived off campus, and all of his classes were online. The university did not say how he contracted the virus.
“When he began feeling unwell earlier this month, his mother encouraged him to come home, quarantine, and be tested for COVID-19,” Sheri Everts, chancellor of App State, said in an announcement to the university community.
“After testing positive for COVID-19 in his home county, he followed isolation procedures and was cleared by his doctor to return to Boone.”
When he returned to school, Dorrill began experiencing further difficulties, Everts said. His family then picked him up, and he was hospitalized.
“Despite generally being at lower risk for severe illness, college-age adults can become seriously ill from COVID-19. 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.
CNN reached out to Dorrill’s family for comment, but has not immediately received a response.
Liam Dunman, a student at App State, said the death “definitely resonated” with him.
