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1 year after the first known US coronavirus death, over 450,000 families will never see a loved one again – CNN
When Patricia Dowd passed away last February, no one knew it was from Covid-19. In the one year since, more than 450,000 other victims have succumbed to the disease….
(CNN)When Patricia Dowd passed away last February, no one knew it was from Covid-19.
She was 57 and very active, her brother said. Dowd had come down with flu-like symptoms but didn’t qualify for a Covid-19 test because they were scarce and restricted at the time.
On February 6, Dowd died suddenly after her heart ruptured.
Months later, a tissue sample and testing helped confirm her death was caused by Covid-19 — marking the first known Covid-19 death in the US.
In the one year since, more than…
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