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DETROIT The 5-year-old daughter of two Detroit first responders has died of complications from coronavirus.
Skylar Herbert died Sunday at Beaumont Royal Oak Hospital after being on a ventilator for two weeks, CNN affiliate WXYZ reported. She tested positive for coronavirus last month and developed a rare form of meningitis and swelling on the brain, according to WXYZ.
"The loss of a child, at any time, under any circumstances, is a tragedy," Beaumont Hospital said in a statement obtained by WXYZ. "We are heartbroken that COVID-19 has taken the life of a child. We extend our deepest sympathy to Skylar's family and all others who have lost a loved one to this virus."
Skylar's mother has been a Detroit Police officer for 25 years, and her father has worked as a firefighter with the Detroit Fire Department for 18 years, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said during a Monday news conference.
https://helenair.com/news/national/daughter-5-of-detroit-first-responders-dies-after-coronavirus-diagnosis/article_81dc32c6-3ca5-548c-92c9-4b2dbb00a387.html
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)My heart goes out to these parents.
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(70,447 posts)Skylar Herbert
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(57,073 posts)MaryMagdaline
(6,851 posts)colsohlibgal
(5,275 posts)Maddening. If that Orange deranged sociopath had not ignored and dismissed this virus for months that little girl and so many others would not be dead.
He, Fox News, OAN, all of them ought to be held accountable once we beat this monster and take back the Senate. This is a form of negligent homicide.