RALEIGH, N.C.: The University of North Carolina system reported its first coronavirus-related student death on Tuesday since several campuses reopened with at least partial in-person learning last month.
Chad Dorrill, a 19-year student at Appalachian State University who lived off campus in Boone and took all of his classes online, died on Monday due to coronavirus complications, officials said.
Any loss of life is a tragedy, but the grief cuts especially deep as we mourn a young man who had so much life ahead,” said a statement from Peter Hans, chancellor of the system overseeing the state’s 16 public colleges and universities. I ache for the profound sadness that Chad Dorrills family is enduring right now. My heart goes out to the entire Appalachian State community.
The university reported a new high of 159 current COVID-19 cases among students on Tuesday. Nearly 550 students…