First Pittsburgh City Employee Dies Of Coronavirus

PITTSBURGH, PA- A Pittsburgh Department of Public Works Environmental Services Bureau employee has become the first city worker to die from coronavirus complications, the city announced Wednesday.

The unidentified truck driver had worked for the city since 1995. He did not contract COVID-19 at work.

“I am praying for his family, friends and co-workers in these tragic times," Mayor Bill Peduto said in a release. "The pandemic may be global but it’s still hitting us very close to home.”

Black ribbons are being affixed to city refuse and recycling trucks in memory of the coronavirus victim.