(L.A.) Christopher Ponce, 29, Died at a Residence

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Case Number: 2023-00247

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 29-year-old male of Latin American ethnicity that occurred at a residence.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Christopher Ponce.

Manner of Death: Natural

Cause of Death: Covid-19

Other Significant Conditions: Human Metapneumovirus Infection, Morbid Obesity, Hypertension

RIP CHRISTOPHER PONCE (June 22, 1993 – January 6, 2023)

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) can cause upper and lower respiratory disease in people of all ages, especially among young children, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems. Discovered in 2001, HMPV is in the paramyxovirus family along with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).