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A firefighter with the Shelby County (TN) Fire Department has passed away after contracting the coronavirus, according to the U.S. Fire Administration.
While on-duty in January, Training Lieutenant Terry Watts, 51, contracted COVID-19 at the fire department. He passed away from the virus on Wednesday, February 10, 2021.