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Family Of Marion Man Who Died Of COVID-19 Says Take It Seriously

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The family of a Marion man who died of COVID-19 is reminding people online to take the threat seriously, after Facebook posts he wrote downplaying the outbreak went viral. 

60-year-old John McDaniel died last Wednesday. In mid-March, McDaniel posted the lockdown was “madness” and questioned the validity of the governor’s stay-at-home order. He also called it a “political ploy,” a reference to the false claim the pandemic is a Democratic plot to discredit President Trump. His wife wants people continue practicing social distancing and keep each other safe.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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