A statement from the restaurant group said Mrs. Chifici died of complications from coronavirus.
This past year, the Chifici family marked 38 years as owners of Deanie s, known for serving up overflowing fried seafood platters and mountains of boiled seafood. The restaurant group employs nearly 300 people at its three locations.
“My mom was an inspiration to generations of culinarians and hospitality workers,” her son Darren Chifici, Deanie s general manager, said in a statement. “She instilled a genuine sense of hospitality, quality, family and pride into everything she did.”
Five of Mrs. Chifici s seven children were involved in the business. A sixth is a restaurateur in Mandeville.
Despite public health pleas not to travel for the holidays due to an alarming surge in COVID-19 cases, a growing number of Americans are heading to the airport, including in Los Angeles.
The Transportation Security Administration reported on Monday less than 955-thousand people traveled nationwide the first time since Dec. 18 the number has dipped below 1 million travelers.
TSA agents screened more than 1 million people for three consecutive days over the start of the holiday travel season. For perspective, that number is down more than half from last year. Our crowds right now are down. We ve seen about a quarter of what we normally do this time of year. Over the past couple of days, we have seen an uptick, up to about 30%, so we re seeing 40,000 people going through TSA screening, said Stephanie Sampson, L.A. World Airports Administration spokesperson.
Passenger who had medical emergency on flight died of COVID-19, coroner says
By Azi Paybarah New York Times,Updated December 23, 2020, 3:49 a.m.
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A coroner in Louisiana confirmed Tuesday what some had feared: that the death last week of a 69-year-old man who experienced a medical emergency aboard a United Airlines flight bound for Los Angeles had been caused by COVID-19.
The coronerâs office in Jefferson Parish identified the passenger as Isais Hernandez, 69, of Los Angeles, who was on United Flight 591 when it took off from Orlando, Florida, on Dec. 18.
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A man who collapsed on a United flight was confirmed to have Covid (AP)
A 69-year-old United Airlinespassenger who collapsed and died on a flight and received CPR from travellers was confirmed to have had coronavirus.
A coroner s report identified Isaias Hernandez as having Covid-19 and acute respiratory failure when he was later pronounced dead,
United Flight 591 from Orlando to Los Angeles on 14 December diverted to New Orleans for an emergency landing after Mr Hernandez loss consciousness and collapsed.
While his wife had been heard saying he had covid-like symptoms including trouble breathing and loss of taste and smell, passengers had been waiting for more than a week for official confirmation that they had been exposed to the virus.
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Passenger Who Had Medical Emergency on US Flight Died of Covid-19, Confirms Coroner
In this July 1, 2020, file photo, United Airlines planes are parked at gates at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
The episode prompted alarm after social media reports at the time indicated that the man’s wife had told emergency medical workers that her husband had tested positive for the coronavirus.
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A coroner in Louisiana confirmed Tuesday what some had feared: that the death last week of a 69-year-old man who experienced a medical emergency aboard a United Airlines flight bound for Los Angeles had been caused by COVID-19. The coroner’s office in Jefferson Parish identified the passenger as Isais Hernandez, 69, of Los Angeles, who was on United Flight 591 when it took off from Orlando, Florida, on Dec. 18.