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California man who posted regret for attending party died a day later of coronavirus
Janelle Griffith-July 1, 2020, 6:15 PM EDT
A California man posted his regret on Facebook about contracting the coronavirus after he attended a party in June. A day later, he died from COVID-19.
On June 20, Thomas Macias, wrote an impassioned message on Facebook in which he lamented ignoring social distancing guidance.
"Some of you may know, but most don't," Macias, 51, wrote. "I ... went out a couple of weeks ago" and contracted the coronavirus.
Macias, who was a truck driver, expressed guilt for having possibly exposed his family to the virus.
"Because of my stupidity I put my mom and sisters and my family's health in jeopardy," he wrote. "This has been a very painful experience."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qw2hm8taO4
"Hopefully with God's help," he added, "I'll be able to survive this."
An official from the Riverside County Office of Vital Records told NBC News on Wednesday that Macias died from COVID-19.
From late March through early June, Macias was going out only when necessary, Gustavo Lopez, his brother-in-law, said in a phone interview Wednesday.
"He was quarantining because he was overweight and had diabetes," Lopez said.
IMAGE: Thomas Facias' Facebook post (Courtesy Gustavo Lopez)
Lopez said that sometime in early June, however — after Gov. Gavin Newsom indicated that he would loosen social distancing restrictions — Macias attended a party in Lake Elsinore, about 70 miles southeast of Los Angeles, where he lived. vh2.tv/california-man-who-posted-regret-for-attending-par...
California man who posted regret for attending party died a day later of coronavirus
Janelle Griffith-July 1, 2020, 6:15 PM EDT
A California man posted his regret on Facebook about contracting the coronavirus after he attended a party in June. A day later, he died from COVID-19.
On June 20, Thomas Macias, wrote an impassioned message on Facebook in which he lamented ignoring social distancing guidance.
"Some of you may know, but most don't," Macias, 51, wrote. "I ... went out a couple of weeks ago" and contracted the coronavirus.
Macias, who was a truck driver, expressed guilt for having possibly exposed his family to the virus.
"Because of my stupidity I put my mom and sisters and my family's health in jeopardy," he wrote. "This has been a very painful experience."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qw2hm8taO4
"Hopefully with God's help," he added, "I'll be able to survive this."
An official from the Riverside County Office of Vital Records told NBC News on Wednesday that Macias died from COVID-19.
From late March through early June, Macias was going out only when necessary, Gustavo Lopez, his brother-in-law, said in a phone interview Wednesday.
"He was quarantining because he was overweight and had diabetes," Lopez said.
IMAGE: Thomas Facias' Facebook post (Courtesy Gustavo Lopez)
Lopez said that sometime in early June, however — after Gov. Gavin Newsom indicated that he would loosen social distancing restrictions — Macias attended a party in Lake Elsinore, about 70 miles southeast of Los Angeles, where he lived. vh2.tv/california-man-who-posted-regret-for-attending-par...