These are 20 of the 18,000 people who died of COVID-19 in the US this week
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These are 20 of the 18,000 people who died of COVID-19 in the US this week
Aria BendixDec 19, 2020, 06:23 IST
Funeral director Michael Neel looks at the casket of George Trefren, a 90-year-old Korean War veteran who died of COVID-19 in April.Rick Wilking/Reuters
The US recorded roughly 18,000 deaths from COVID-19 this week alone.
Wednesday marked the deadliest day in the pandemic so far, with nearly 3,500 deaths reported.
Wednesday marked the deadliest day in the pandemic so far, with nearly 3,500 deaths reported.
Below are the names and brief stories of 20 people recently killed by the virus including the newly elected Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, a pioneering surgeon, and the first Black country superstar.
Charley Pride played music. William Norwood performed live-saving surgeries. Rosemary Shinohara worked long nights at the newsroom, picked blueberries, ran triathlons, and read mystery novels. Veronica Gutierrez, age 29, liked puzzles.
They all died of COVID-19, their deaths reported this week amid a tragic and unprecedented surge in infections and fatalities across the US. The US recorded nearly 18,000 COVID-19 deaths in the last seven days alone.
Married Texas teachers die from COVID-19 in hospital while holding hands with their children
Paul Blackwell, 62, and Rose Mary Blackwell, 65, died Sunday at Harris Methodist Hospital
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GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas – A Texas couple, both teachers and married for 30 years, died from COVID-19 complications while holding each other’s hands and the hands of their children in the hospital.
Paul Blackwell, 62, and Rose Mary Blackwell, 65, died Sunday after spending two weeks in the ICU at Harris Methodist Hospital, according to a report from CNN.
The Blackwells were teachers at the Grand Prairie Independent School District in Grand Prairie, Texas.
Rose taught second grade and was the longest-tenured teacher at the Travis World Language Academy. Paul taught PE and was a football coach at Fannin Middle School, according to GPISD.
Rose Mary taught second grade and had just reached her 20th year at Travis World Language Academy.
Paul was a physical education teacher and football coach at Fannin Middle school.
Blackwell said his parents worked up until they became ill in December.
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The family made the difficult decision after several days to take them off life support after doctors confirmed there was no chance of recovery, according to Blackwell.
“Doctors said they hadn’t seen any progression at all, and they were slowly declining in their overall vital functions,” said Blackwell. “It got to the point where it was very far gone and that there was nothing else they could do.”
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Paul Blackwell and Rose Mary Blackwell passed away this past Sunday after two weeks in intensive care due to contractive COVID-19, their son Shawn Blackwell told CNN.
Married for 30 years, they were both teachers in the Grand Prairie Independent School District in Grand Prairie, Texas. According to their son, his parents worked up until they became sick in early December. Doctors said they hadn t seen any progression at all, and they were slowly declining in their overall vital functions, said Blackwell. It got to the point where it was very far gone and that there was nothing else they could do.