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Amazon Warehouse Worker in New York City Dies From COVID-19

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By Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor An Amazon employee who worked at its fulfillment center on Staten Island, N.Y., died after contracting the coronavirus, the company said Tuesday.

He is at least the fifth Amazon worker to have died from COVID-19, according to media reports. In a statement, an Amazon spokesperson said, “We are deeply saddened by the loss of an associate at our site in Staten Island, New York.

His family and loved ones are in our thoughts, and we are supporting his fellow colleagues.” The company did not identify the worker but said he was in his late 60s.

The news was first reported by The Verge. Previously, two Amazon warehouse workers in California died from COVID-19 in addition to two employees of Whole Foods Market

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