Nurses protest in Washington, D.C., over lack of protective gear. Credit: YouTube.
Florida’s Elizabeth “Lee” Motzenbecker of Venice worked for more than 40 years as a registered nurse, dedicating her life to caring for others, according to her obituary.
At 61, she died losing a battle to COVID-19.
Motzenbecker and 22 other registered nurses in Florida have died thus far in the pandemic, according to the National Nurses United (NNU) union. Nationwide, the death toll is 403 as of May 12, according to the union, which has been tracking nurse deaths across the nation.
The NNU provided data to the Florida Phoenix, showing the names, ages and cities in Florida of registered nurses who have succumbed to COVID. The ages ranged from 20s to 60s and above.