Missouri girl, 11, finds parents dead in bed from COVID-19

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A grim discovery for an 11-year-old Missouri girl.

As KSKK reports, she found both of her parents dead in their bed from COVID-19 on Thursday morning.

“It really is a terrible and tragic thing,” said neighbor Chuck Duy.

According to St. Louis County police, both were in their 40s and died from COVID-19.

Duy said he spoke with a family member about the couple’s death.

“She tested positive but they sent her home and her husband stayed home testing positive for COVID, so they were both quarantined,” Duy said.

Duy said the couple stayed downstairs in their basement bedroom.

The girl was the couple’s only child.

“Losing both parents at some point, you know for an 11-year-old, it’s really tragic,” said Duy. “We pray for them, they were nice people. We are so happy that they moved into the neighborhood.”

Authorities said there was no reason to believe foul play was involved.

It appears that both deaths are due to the coronavirus.