BY: Hayley Fowler
A 51-year-old fire chief from North Carolina has died after “a brief battle with COVID-19,” local officials said.
Division chief Mark Covil with Pender County EMS and Fire died Monday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, according to his obituary.
“Chief Covil served in many areas of emergency services throughout his career and made many lifelong friendships as a result. He will be deeply missed,” Pender EMS and Fire said in a Facebook post confirming his death. “Please keep our staff in your thoughts and prayers as we mourn his loss and continue to serve.”
Pender County is on the coast of North Carolina just north of Wilmington.
Hayley Fowler
Tue, August 31, 2021, 12:55 PM
A 51-year-old fire chief from North Carolina has died after “a brief battle with COVID-19,” local officials said.
Division chief Mark Covil with Pender County EMS and Fire died Monday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, according to his obituary.
“Chief Covil served in many areas of emergency services throughout his career and made many lifelong friendships as a result. He will be deeply missed,” Pender EMS and Fire said in a Facebook post confirming his death. “Please keep our staff in your thoughts and prayers as we mourn his loss and continue to serve.”
Pender County is on the coast of North Carolina just north of Wilmington.
Covil was hospitalized the week of Aug. 23 while “batting covid pneumonia with complications,” according to Facebook posts shared by his wife.
Denise Covil, who goes by Denise Irunfor Michael on Facebook, shared near daily updates on her husband’s prognosis while asking for prayers. Early in his hospital stay, she said he was getting pressurized oxygen but seemed in “better spirits.” A few days later, Covil was in a coma and placed on a ventilator.
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