More than 340,000 people died from COVID-19 in the United States in 2020, and as of Friday the number of people infected with the virus had surpassed 20 million. As we begin a New Year, we honor just five of those who we have lost to the coronavirus.
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Judy Woodruff:
We begin a new year, as we did every Friday as we left the last one, paying tribute to five extraordinary Americans who ve lost their lives to COVID-19.
Adalberto Cavazos and his wife fell in love through letters exchanged while he was stationed in Germany with the U.S. Army. They spent more than a half-century together, settling in Fresno, California. While serving abroad, he lost his hearing, but still worked as a foreman until he was 70. Humble and hardworking, family was his world.
Local nurse, devoted wife and mother of 6 dies of COVID-19
Vania Underwood was an RN at the COVID-19 unit at St. Vincent Medical Center. She had just turned 36 when she died following a brief battle with COVID-19. Author: Silas Tsang Updated: 8:57 PM EST December 24, 2020
TOLEDO, Ohio Nurses at St. Vincent Medical Center in north Toledo are mourning the loss of one of their own.
Vania Underwood died last week after a brief battle with COVID-19. Her family says she worked as an RN in the COVID-19 unit at the hospital.
Underwood had just turned 36 a few days before her death. She leaves behind a husband who doesn t have all the answers when it comes to taking care of their children.