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him to a.v. hospital. by the time he got there, it was too late. reporter: the cdc investigating the teen s exact cause of death. tonight, the staggering death toll coast to coast, at least 1,500 dead and rising. and there on the front lines, the heroes, the paramedics. jason holly just returning to cal fire in riverside county. he had been quarantined after transporting a patient with covid-19. we now have to wear a mask, gown, gloves, and eye protection. reporter: medical professionals across the county concerned about their physical and mental health. at this hospital in georgia, at least 16 people dying. all of them without family present. but they re not alone. overnight we noticed this post by nurse carly rice. they re sitting here passing away without loved ones. it honestly breaks my heart. reporter: tonight we checked in with carly. you mentioned that your job is to fix people. mm-hmm. reporter: have you seen people who you can t fix? very much so.
it breaks my heart, it really does. i m not used to this amount of death. and it wears you down. reporter: haunted by all that death. in her most recent shift, she found a way to help one family say good-bye to a loved one. it s so hard to sit there and hold your patient s hand while their family members are sitting there telling them they love them and it s not good-bye, it s see you later. reporter: across the country, nurses like carly rice offering that critical link between patients and family. and over the past couple of nights we told you about jason winehouse and his family in st. louis. five family members, including parents jane and mike, both landed in the icu. tonight, the good news. so they re off ventilators. they don t need any help breathing and they re in a standard room. i mean, that s great news.