Detroit police captain dies; hundreds in Michigan hospitals
March 25, 2020
DETROIT — A Detroit police captain has become the second member of the department to die of complications from the coronavirus. Capt. Jonathan Parnell, a leader in the homicide unit, was treated at a hospital but died at home Tuesday. Police Chief James Craig calls Parnell a “true leader” who never complained. Meanwhile, Beaumont Health and Henry Ford Health System said they were caring for more than 700 patients in their 13 hospitals. As of Tuesday, nearly 1,800 people had tested positive in Michigan for the coronavirus. At least 24 people had died.