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Patty Sakal, A.S.L. Interpreter for Virus Updates, Dies of Covid at 62 Ms. Sakal had worked as an interpreter in Hawaii for nearly 40 years. Patty Sakal, an American Sign Language interpreter who translated updates about the coronavirus for deaf Hawaiians.Credit...via Sakal family Published Jan. 20, 2021Updated Feb. 3, 2021 This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others . Patty Sakal, an American Sign Language interpreter who translated updates about the coronavirus for deaf Hawaiians, died of complications related to Covid-19 on J...

An ASL interpreter for Hawaii's Covid-19 press briefings has died of the virus CNN 1/20/2021 © HAWAII NEWS NOW An American Sign Language interpreter who helped keep the deaf community informed during Covid-19 press briefings in Hawaii has died from the virus. Patty Sakal, 62, passed away on Friday morning at Alvarado Hospital Medical Center in La Mesa, California during a trip to visit family, her sister Lorna Mouton Riff told CNN. Her health rapidly declined after testing positive for the virus and she was unable to return home to Hawaii, Riff said. Sakal was a well-known advocate for th...