TERRE HAUTE, Ind – Complications from the coronavirus has claimed the life of a Terre Haute fire fighter.

41-year-old John Schoffstall died early Sunday morning at Union Hospital.

He had been with the department for 12 years and worked at Station 5.

Many on the department have been left in a state of shock as officials had indicated that Schoffstall’s condition had been improving.

Department members and community supporters had gathered nightly at Union Hospital in a parking lot to pray for Schoffstall’s recovery.