Teen Who Died of Covid-19 Was Denied Treatment Because He Didn't Have Health Insurance

Teen Who Died of Covid-19 Was Denied Treatment Because He Didn't Have Health Insurance A 17-year-old boy in Los Angeles County who became the first teen believed to have died from complications with covid-19 in the U.S. was denied treatment at an urgent care clinic because he didn’t have health insurance, according to R. Rex Parris, the mayor of Lancaster, California. Roughly 27.5 million Americans—8.5 percent of the population—don’t have health insurance based on the latest government figures. #Cornaviru