DC mayor's only sister dies of complications from COVID-19
Mercia Bowser becomes one of the more than 1,000 District residents and more than 500,000 Americans who have died after contracting the coronavirus.
Author: Jordan Fischer, Tom Dempsey (WUSA)
Published: 3:18 PM EST February 24, 2021
Updated: 12:28 AM EST February 25, 2021
WASHINGTON — Mercia Bowser, the older and only sister of D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, died Wednesday of complications related to COVID-19, the mayor said in a statement.
Mercia, who would have turned 65 next month, served with Catholic Charities and the D.C. Office on Aging. She is one of the more than 1,000 D.C. residents and more than 500,000 Americans who have died a as result of complications of the novel coronavirus.