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Holding Hands, Ohio Couple Married for 70 Years Dies Minutes Apart After Contracting Covid-19
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In a heartbreaking incident, an Ohio couple of 70 years who had contracted COVID-19 died minutes apart from each other.
The couple Dick Meek (90) and Shirley Meek (87) had celebrated their 70 years of marriage on December 22 and tested positive for coronavirus after a couple of weeks following which they were admitted to Riverside Hospital in Columbus, a report in
Admitted in separate rooms, the couple s family got their parents placed in the same room upon hospital staff s approval to have them share their final moments together.
CHICAGO (WLS) Chicagoans were encouraged to take part in the National COVID-19 Memorial Service to remember the lives lost to COVID-19 on Tuesday.
At 6 p.m., residents and businesses across the city were asked to turn off their lights and electronics, step outside their home or workplace, and light a candle in a moment of silence for those who have lost their lives to the virus.
As they did, the city came to a darkened standstill for 10 minutes. Illuminated theaters long left empty by the pandemic dimmed their marquees, the bells of city churches tolled, and the typically-festive Centennial Wheel at a shuttered Navy Pier went dark over Lake Michigan.