Colombia

Officer James Strozyk A Police officer with the Columbus Division of Police has passed away after contracting COVID-19, the division announced on Thursday. Officer James Strozyk, 49 years old, died due to complications of an illness while fighting COVID-19. Strozyk had been with the division since the year 2004. He spent his entire 17-year term of his career serving Columbus. "He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Officer Strozyk’s commitment and dedication to his division and the community is a tremendous loss that will not be filled," the Division of Police said on Facebook. Last month, the Columbus Division of Fire lost firefighter Frank Duff to the virus as well. Fuqua did confirm that Strozyk's death is the first within the division related to complicatio...

William Gutiérrez – an Anaesthesiologist, Chief of ICU at Centro Policlínico del Olaya, Bogotá, Colombia – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 12 April, 2020. William was 59 years old. Gutiérrez was an Air Force officer and worked as an anesthesiologist and intensivist at the Los Nogales Clinic and as head of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Olaya Polyclinic Center. The 59-year-old doctor had been hospitalized for several days in the ICU of the Military Hospital , where he died of pneumonia , which worsened significantly over time, caused by the new coronavirus. The Colombian Medical Federation , through a statement published on its official Twitter account, confirmed the professional's death. ...

Colombia

James Strozyk, Police Officer

William Gutiérrez, Anaesthesiologist