LOS ANGELES – Jeffrey Ghazarian, 34, a Glendora resident has died just days ago after testing positive for COVID-19. He has recently visited Walt Disney World and Universal Studios in Florida, according to TMZ.
In a Facebook post, Ghazarian’s family members said he died Thursday morning at a Pasadena hospital after being hospitalized for several days,
According to TMZ, his sister stated, “He suffered a lot and put up a good fight. We will miss our Jeff every day but we are thankful for all the fun happy memories of the times we had together.”
According to his family, Ghazarian flew from Los Angeles to Orlando on March 2 for a work conference. During his time in Orlando, he went to Disney World and Universal theme parks with friends.
TMZ reported that Ghazarian began to develop a cough on March 7 and the next day he coughed up blood.
He returned to Los Angeles International Airport on March 9 and immediately went to the emergency room, where he also had a high fever.
TMZ reports that medical personnel performed a chest x-ray and confirmed that Ghazarian had pneumonia. He was reportedly tested for COVID-19 before he was sent home with antibiotics and fluids and was instructed to self-quarantine while he awaited the results.
He found out he tested positive for coronavirus on March 13, TMZ reported. The next day he was taken to the hospital by ambulance and quickly transferred to the ICU. At which point, doctors discovered that his lungs were 60-70 percent blocked with pneumonia.
Doctors chose to sedate and intubate him in hopes that using a ventilator would help his lungs heal.
Ghazarian passed away Thursday morning. His family stated he had a history of asthma and frequent bronchitis as a child. He also had beat testicular cancer back in 2016, which made him a higher risk for contracting coronavirus.
