A patient who died at a Flagstaff, Arizona hospital last week was diagnosed with the bacteria that causes the plague, marking the first known plague-related death in Coconino County since 2007.

The patient was recently treated at an emergency department in Flagstaff and died the same day, Northern Arizona Healthcare said.

A Flagstaff patient died from pneumonic plague, officials confirmed. It’s the first recorded case in Coconino County in nearly two decades.

Mrs. Al Sanford, former well-known resident, will arrive in Flagstaff tonight from her home in Chandler to spend a two-week visit at the home of Mrs. E. Miller. Mrs. Rose Verkamp of Cincinnati, O. is expected to arrive this weekend to spend several weeks visit with Miss Theresa Clark at the J.C. Dolan home.

Officials said the resident died from pneumonic plague, a severe lung infection. The risk to the public remains low.

It’s been one year since a murder case rocked the Flagstaff community. Kelly Paduchowski was first reported missing by her husband, Daniel Paduchowski, prompting a days-long search. But it was Daniel who was ultimately arrested and pleaded guilty to her death.

I want to thank our incredible partners for helping bring this project to fruition," Flagstaff City Manager Greg Clifton said in a press release.

Three years in, Flagstaff’s alternative response CARE Unit has decreased ER transports and police involvement in crisis calls

Shortly after midnight on Saturday, Flagstaff police officers responded to reports of a person struck by a train in the area of Route 66 and Switzer Canyon Boulevard. First responders located a woman, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have since identified her as a 22-year-old woman from Chandler.

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