Her symptoms were mild, and she seemed to be getting better. But then three days after being diagnosed with COVID-19, 9-year-old Makenzie Gongora of San Antonio, Texas, died in her sleep.
A 4th-grade girl died while sleeping after she tested positive for COVID-19.
Texas girl died after mother tucked her into bed
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In a world where a 4th grade girl just died overnight after a positive Covid-19 test, an NFL quarterback (Brady) who walked into the Super Bowl without a mask ought to be spit upon, in every public appearance, for the rest of time.
Makenzie Gongora s family members want to raise awareness that COVID-19 can also be potentially serious for children.
In the early hours of February 2, nine-year-old Makenzie Gongora of San Antonio, Texas, died suddenly after her mother, Kristle Gongora, had tucked her into bed. Members on both sides of her family suggest she died three days after testing positive for COVID-19 in TODAY interviews.
weeks. the family of makenzie gongora in san antonio is looking for answers. they say the 9-year-old was sick with covid and recovering at home. doctors told them kind of the standard thing that they tell parents with kids with covid, especially with no respiratory issues, to keep an eye on her, keep her comfortable. reporter: but just three days after she tested positive, makenzie passed away. her cause of death still under review. and eva pilgrim joins us tonight, she s in baltimore where they are now working on that johnson & johnson vaccine, that single dose vaccine. and eva, president biden sticking to his timeline today, again today to say he would have 300 million americans vaccinated, he hopes, by the end of summer. and that prediction doesn t fully take into account what this single shot vaccine from johnson & johnson could do for this timeline. reporter: that s right, david. johnson & johnson has committed 100 million doses by the end of june. they are working around