400,000: The invisible deaths of covid-19
Marc Fisher, Lori Rozsa, Mark Kreidler and Annie Gowen, The Washington Post
Jan. 17, 2021
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1of5Cardiologist Yee Se Choa Ong, who worked at CCOM Medical Group in Muskogee, decided to practice in Oklahoma in part because of its high rate of heart disease.Photo for The Washington Post by Shane BevelShow MoreShow Less
2of5Ann Barker Ong, who also had tested positive for the coronavirus, held her husband s hand as he died Dec. 21.Photo for The Washington Post by Shane BevelShow MoreShow Less
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4of5Yee Se Choa Ong on his journey decades ago from his native Philippines to the United States.Photo for The Washington Post by Shane BevelShow MoreShow Less
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Earla Dawn Dimitriadis, who died from the coronavirus. (Courtesy of Jennifer Ritz Sullivan)
STRATFORD, CT Earla Dawn Dimitriadis faced death from the coronavirus with the same strength and courage she brought to her 66 years of life. I m losing the battle with COVID, Dimitriadis wrote in a Facebook post Dec. 3. It is now just a matter of trying to keep me comfortable til I pass. I m ready to go and not be in pain anymore. … This will probably be my last post. Be kind to each other. I love you.
Two days later, Dimitriadis, a longtime Stamford resident who moved to Stratford about 10 years ago, died at St. Vincent s Medical Center in Bridgeport.
I m losing the battle with COVID: Stratford woman uses social media to chronicle her harrowing final days courant.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from courant.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.