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A California emergency room nurse who contractedCOVID-19while pregnant has died, leaving behind five children and a husband who remains hospitalized due to the virus, her family said.
Davy Macias died on Thursday weeks after she and husband Daniel were hospitalized with COVID-19,KABCreported. Davy had reportedly been caring for patients during the pandemic but did not receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
According to aGoFundMecampaign set up for the family, she was seven months pregnant when she contracted the deadly respiratory disease.
“My mom and I went to see her one last time on that bed… that’s an image that’s going to stay with me,” Davy’s sister, Vandana Serey, told the outlet.
Serey added: “She touched everybody’s life. When she’s there, she’s an advocate for all of her patients. It’s always for the benefit of the patient and the babies. She’s a great and an amazing woman.”
Daniel, a teacher at a local middle school, was listed in critical condition as of Thursday, a GoFundMe update read. The ages of the couple’s five children range from newborn to 7 years old.
“The Macias [family] will need our help more than ever,” organizers wrote on the donation page.
As of Monday, 52 percent of all Americans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to aNew York Timesdatabase.
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More than 3,600 health care workers in the U.S. died of COVID-19 during the first year of the pandemic, according to estimates fromThe Guardianand Kaiser Health Newspublished in April.
“Davy was the best. She was such a joy to see at work, always willing to help, always so kind and positive, and she always brought us food,” wrote one commenter on the family’s GoFundMe page. “She has spoken up and defended me when I needed it. I will miss her greatly. I will be continually praying for her husband and her little ones. Davy, thank you for your kindness and joy. I will always treasure my memories of you.”
The majority of deaths from COVID-19 — around 98 to 99% —are in unvaccinated people.As information about thecoronavirus pandemicrapidly changes, PEOPLE is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. For the latest on COVID-19, readers are encouraged to use online resources from theCDC,WHOandlocal public health departments.
source: people.com
