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Troy nurse battles coronavirus and pneumonia in the ICU
Troy nurse battles coronavirus and pneumonia in the ICU By Ashley Bowerman | March 1, 2021 at 6:08 AM CST - Updated March 1 at 10:24 AM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A nurse in Troy who has spent months protecting some of the most vulnerable people from contracting COVID-19 has now spent over a month in the ICU fighting COVID-19 and pneumonia.
Marie Post, 49, and her husband, David Post, are both nurses at Troy Health and Rehabilitation Center.
According to their daughter Sydni Dickey, the couple tested positive for COVID-19 on Dec. 30th, just days after receiving their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Troy hospital awaits arrival of COVID-19 vaccine as cases surge By Ashley Bowerman | December 17, 2020 at 7:24 PM CST - Updated December 17 at 10:18 PM
TROY, Ala. (WSFA) - While some hospitals in the state are administering their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, others are still waiting for their first shipment of the vaccine to arrive.
Among those eagerly waiting for their first batch of the vaccine is Troy Regional Medical Center.
CEO Rick Smith said the arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine could not come soon enough, as their hospital is seeing a drastic surge in COVID cases.
“We are seeing more cases now, hospitalized cases now here at Troy, then we have during the entire time of the pandemic,” Smith said.