Estelia Perez, a 16 years old girl in South Florida, died on July 29, 2020, after contracting COVID-19.
Estelia's was family is from Guatemala.
Her mother spoke with Local 10 News, saying she never thought this pandemic nightmare would hit so close to home. She said she is beyond heartbroken.
According to her mother, Estelia was born with underlying medical conditions that made her among those most vulnerable to the coronavirus. She said Estelia came down with a fever in early July that went on for about three days.
An ambulance took her to Nicklaus Children's Hospital on July 5. She was intubated until she died last Wednesday.
Estelia is survived by two brothers, who live with their mother in Homestead. Their father was deported back to Guatemala in 2010.