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17May

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Pilar Pellicer, actress

Pilar Pellicer ‑ a Mexican film actress ‑ died from COVID-19 on May 16, 2020,at the age of 82 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico At the 17th Ariel Awards, Pellicer won the Ariel Award for Best Actress for La Choca. She is a daughter of César Pellicer Sánchez, a lawyer by profession, and Pilar López de Llergo, both from Tabasco. At age 18, she studied at the Academy of Contemporary Dance, and was trained by Seki Sano. She later abandoned dance to study philosophy at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. She also studied at the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura. She debuted as an actress in the movie El vendedor de muñecas in 1955.

17May

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Eucario López Jiménez, Porter

Eucario López Jiménez – a Porter/Transporter at IMSS Hospital de Traumatología y Ortopedia, Puebla, Mexico – passed away on 16 May 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Eucario was 52 years old. Eucario López Jiménez, a stretcher-bearer at the IMSS Traumatology and Orthopedics Hospital in Puebla, was in the front line of the battle against the Covid-19 virus; However, due to being infected, he was hospitalized. Source: La Jornada De Oriente Please help us in adding details.

16May

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Veronica Gutierrez Baez, Nurse

Veronica Gutierrez Baez – a Nurse at Hospital General Papantla "Dr. José BuilBelenguer," Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. According to the first reports, Verónica “N” showed the symptoms of the disease and went to the Hospital in the city of Poza Rica. Source: 24 HORAS Please help us in adding details.

Sergio Bretado Rodríguez, Ambulance Driver

15May

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Sergio Bretado Rodríguez, Ambulance Driver

Sergio Bretado Rodríguez – an Ambulance Driver at IMSS, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico – passed away due to COVID-19. It was reported on May 15, 2020. Sergio was an ambulance operator at the Mexican Social Security Institute (Imss) and constantly had to assist in the transfer of patients from Covid-19, until he became infected. His colleagues, in addition to lighting the ambulance sirens, gave Sergio a minute of applause, as they point out that, despite being aware of the risks, he never limited himself to helping all patients, regardless of the illness have. Dozens of vehicles paraded in front of the coffin and its crew expressed their sadness at the death of Bretado Rodríguez. Source: El Heraldo Please help us in adding details.

14May

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Gustavo Nakatani Ávila, singer

Gustavo Nakatani Ávila ‑ a Mexican singer of Japanese descent whose greatest hits were in the 1970s and 1980s ‑ died in the hospital on May 13, at 16:50. Son of Yoshigei Nakatani, entrepreneur and creator of Japanese-style peanuts in Mexico, and Emma Ávila, and the youngest of 8 siblings, including artist Carlos Nakatani. As a young child, he was given the nickname of "Yoshio" by his father, after not only showing his talent as a singer, but also because of his big heart and passion for life. Soon after, the family started calling Gustavo by the nickname. Yoshio means noble man in Japanese. Yoshio continued helping out in his father's business, at the same time as he was training his voice for singing His great hits are a reflection of his heritage and style, such as the song Samurai....

José Francisco López Cárdenas, Vascular Surgeon

14May

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José Francisco López Cárdenas, Vascular Surgeon

José Francisco López Cárdenas – a Vascular Surgeon, Hospital Subdirector at IMSS Hospital General de Zona No. 49, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico – passed away on 13 May 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Source: LUZ NOTICIAS Please help us in adding details.

14May

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Petra Cabañas Herrera, Nurse

Petra Cabañas Herrera – a Nurse in Tlaquiltenango, Morelos, Mexico – passed away on 13 May 2020 due to COVID-19. Source: Zona Centro Noticias Please help us in adding details.

Lino Manuel Chávez Arteaga, Anaesthesiologist

13May

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Lino Manuel Chávez Arteaga, Anaesthesiologist

Lino Manuel Chávez Arteaga – an Anaesthesiologist at IMSS Hospital General de Zona No. 20 La Margarita, Puebla, Mexico – passed away on 12 May 2020 due to COVID-19. Lino, who died of complications in the respiratory and cardiovascular tracts that ultimately caused his death. The doctor was treated at the Manuel Ávila Camacho Hospital, known as IMSS San José. The death of the doctor occurred between protests and complaints from Social Security staff, who revealed that the material and supplies distributed by the institute are of poor quality and does not serve to prevent infections by Covid. Source: Lajornade De Oriente Please help us in adding details.

13May

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Martha Hernández Ramírez, Nurse

Martha Hernández Ramírez – a Nurse at ISSSTE Hospital Regional General Ignacio Zaragoza, Iztapalapa, Mexico City, Mexico – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 13 May 2020. Source: Facebook Please help us in adding details.

12May

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Miriam Cantú de Llanes, Paramedic

Miriam Cantú de Llanes – a Paramedic, Radio Operator, 6th year Med Student at Red Cross, Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico – passed away on 11 May 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. During the last days Miriam Cantú had fought against the Covid-19 hospitalized in the General Hospital of Zone Number 7 of the IMSS of Monclova, but unfortunately she could not win the battle. For a long time Miriam Cantú served the community as a lifeguard for the Mexican Red Cross, mainly as a radio operator. In his honor, colleagues from the red cross made their last roll call and when they heard his name they all shouted in a single vox “Present”. Immediately after, the sirens of all the ambulances turned on in honor of his memory. Source: El Manana Please help us in adding details.