Man Dies After Hantavirus Exposure, 2nd In San Luis Valley This Year

By Matt Kroschel
DEL NORTE, Colo. (CBS4)– Public health officials confirmed that a man from Rio Grande County who had been exposed to hantavirus has died.
Co-workers told CBS4 on Wednesday that Mark Jones, a local Architect and Philanthropist who friends say is responsible for the recent downtown revitalization in Del Norte, died after being diagnosed with hantavirus.
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The case is the second in the San Luis Valley this year. A Saguache County resident died from hantavirus expo