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NJ's 1st Coronavirus Death: Little Ferry Man, 69, At Hackensack University Medical Center
UPDATE: New Jersey’s first coronavirus fatality was a 69-year-old Little Ferry man who worked at Yonkers Raceway, which cancelled racing Tuesday night from concerns that others may have contracted the virus, officials said.
John Brennon was a horseman’s field representative for the Standardbred Owners Association (SOA) of New York, its president, Joseph Faraldo, said Tuesday.
Faraldo said COVID-19 exacerbated existing health conditions, which authorities in New Jersey said included diabetes.
Faraldo, in a Facebook post, said he remained confined himself over his doctor’s concerns that he …