YALOBUSHA COUNTY, Mississippi — The sheriff of a north Mississippi county has died, making him the state's second sheriff to pass away in the last week.
Yalobusha County Sheriff Mark Fulco died Monday at the age of 50. The Calhoun County sheriff's office posted a brief message on its Facebook page confirming Fulco's death.
The Yalobusha County Sheriff Facebook page said Fulco died from complications of COVID-19 and pneumonia.
An official cause of death has not been released.
WJTV reported that the Calhoun County sheriff and president of the Mississippi Sheriff's Association, said Fulco was hospitalized with pneumonia last week in Batesville and died while being airlifted to Desoto County.
Hinds County Sheriff Lee Vance died Wednesday after he tested positive for COVID-19.
