Month: July 2020

By Denise Royal and Rosa Flores, CNN Miami — A 9-year-old girl with no known underlying health conditions is the youngest person to die from coronavirus complications in Florida, officials said. Kimora "Kimmie" Lynum died on July 18 in Putnam County, according to Florida Department of Health records. It confirmed her identity and said she's the state's youngest coronavirus fatality. She had no pre-existing health issues and her mother took her to the hospital due to a high fever, said family spokesman Dejeon Cain. The hospital sent her home and she collapsed a short time later, Cain said. "She was always happy and made everybody happy. She was phenomenal," said Cain, who's also her cousin. The family...

But it was too late for the Roberts family. Paul Roberts, a former musician and carpenter turned computer programmer for NASA, now works at a software company. He and his wife, a retired Methodist Hospital nurse who calls herself a “glass half full person,” ran an online fanzine and attended Comic Con events years ago. For years, they gathered weekly with their two daughters, son-in-law and now-7-year-old grandson for jigsaw puzzles and fierce games of Uno. “They are amazing nerds,” Ms. Roman, 38, said of her parents. Sheryl Roberts, 65, understood the perils of the pandemic — she had diabetes, asthma and heart disease, which could put her at higher risk. Her husband had chronic lung disease and a stent to open a blocked coronary artery. “We have been so careful, so very careful, and stay...

When Nancy Perez contracted COVID-19 in March, she stayed in her room for a month, isolating herself from her sons and grandson. The mutual aid group Bed-Stuy Strong regularly sent volunteers to her home with meals for her family. Shelby Knowles for KHN hide caption toggle caption Shelby Knowles for KHN When Nancy Perez contracted COVID-19 in March, she stayed in her room for a month, isolating herself from her sons and grandson. The mutual aid group...

CNN) — A 9-year-old girl with no known underlying health conditions is the youngest person to die from coronavirus complications in Florida, officials said. 11-year-old Florida girl dies of COVID-19, state data shows Kimora “Kimmie” Lynum died on July 18 in Putnam County, according to Florida Department of Health records. It confirmed her identity and said she’s the state’s youngest coronavirus fatality. She had no pre-existing health issues and her mother took her to the hospital due to a high fever, said family spokesman Dejeon Cain. The hospital sent her home and she collapsed a short time later, Cain said. “She was always happy and made everybody happy. She was phenomenal,” said Cain, who’s also her cousin. The family does not know how or where she was ...