Yaakov Meltzer, a member of Queens Hatzolah, dies at age 60
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF MARCH 26, 2020 22:41
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Yaakov Meltzer, a member of Queens Hatzolah for over 35 years, died at age 60 from the coronavirus, Yeshiva World News reported.
He learned at Kollel at Yeshiva Shaar Hatorah in Queens and was a respected physician's assistant at Quality Health Care in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.While in the hospital for cardiac issues, Meltzer tested positive for COVID-19, according to Yeshiva World News. However, his death was the result of heart failure and not his lungs collapsing.