(L.A.) Enrique Lester, 34, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2023-06927

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 34-year-old Black male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Enrique Lester.

Manner of Death: Natural

Cause of Death: Sequelae of Coccidioidomycosis

RIP ENRIQUE LESTER (November 3, 1988 – June 10, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 8:43 p.m.

Coccidioidomycosis, commonly known as cocci, Valley fever, as well as California fever, desert rheumatism, or San Joaquin Valley fever, is a mammalian fungal disease caused by Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides posadasii.

Coccidioidomycosis is a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia in the endemic areas of the United States. Infections usually occur due to inhalation of the arthroconidial spores after soil disruption. The disease is not contagious. In some cases the infection may recur or become chronic.