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First dog to test positive for coronavirus after owner fell ill has died

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The first ever dog to test positive for coronavirus in the US has died. The seven-year-old German shepherd named Buddy from Staten Island in New York, passed away after a three-month illness battle.

Two vets, who had not treated Buddy, but reviewed his medical records for National Geographic, told the publication that the dog probably had cancer.

It is unclear if Buddy died from complications connected to the killer virus or lymphoma he may have had, National Geographic reports.

The magazine reported: "It's unclear whether cancer made him more susceptible to contracting the coronavirus, or if the virus made him ill, or if it was just a case of coincidental timing." Buddy's owner Robert Mahoney tested positive for Covid-19 in the spring

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