LAGRANGE, Ill. (WLS) -- A college freshman from La Grange has died after a lengthy battle with COVID-19 at 18 years old.
Michael Lang was a freshman at the University of Dayton in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences. The university said he died after a lengthy hospital stay due to complications from COVID-19.
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Lang returned home to La Grange for remote study on Sept. 13.
In a statement, university officials said, "The loss of Michael calls our campus community to honor his memory and support those who are affected by his passing."
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Students at the University of Dayton are shocked and saddened by the loss. The university has battled a COVID-19 outbreak on campus this semester. There have been more than 1,400 COVID-19 cases since August 10.