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Reagan Henry, certified nursing assistant
24Jun By Web TeamNo Comments
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Reagan Henry, certified nursing assistant

Reagan Henry, a CNA at Deerfield Retirement Community, died on June 23 from COVID-19 at Mission Hospital. His funeral was on June 27 in Asheville. The 39-year-old was known as a gentle, kind, hard worker. Reagan was the first health care worker at a nursing home facility in Western North Carolina to die of COVID-19, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services, and one of only three nursing home caregivers in the state to die of the disease. Many of the large, tight-knit family members came from Micronesia to Asheville to work in the health care field. Citizen Times
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Jodon Gait, Healthcare Assistant
20May By Web TeamNo Comments
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Jodon Gait, Healthcare Assistant

Jodon Gait – a Healthcare Assistant at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Worcester, England- passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on May 20, 2020. Jodon was 46 years old. Source: Bromsgrove Advertiser Please help us in adding details.
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Norman Austria, Healthcare Assistant
14May By Web TeamNo Comments
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Norman Austria, Healthcare Assistant

Norman Austria – a Healthcare Assistant at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB), Derby, England - passed away on 13 May 2020, due to COVID-19. Norman was 61 years old. A healthcare assistant at the Royal Derby Hospital is the latest NHS worker to have died after contracting coronavirus. Norman Austria, 61, was described as a "loved and respected" colleague who brought a "sense of calm" with him to work. His death comes on a day when Boris Johnson told MPs that 275 healthcare workers had died in the UK from Covid-19 in what he called a "deeply horrifying" toll. Originally from the Philippines, Mr Austria died on May 13, 2020, after several weeks of battling the disease in hospital. Although he had only just joined the team ...
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Rosa Luna, Nursing Assistant
9May By Web TeamNo Comments
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Rosa Luna, Nursing Assistant

Rosa Luna – a Nursing Assistant at Riverside Community Hospital, Riverside, California – passed away on 8 May 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Luna was 67 years old. Coworkers said Luna kept working during the pandemic, even though she sometimes worried about the spread of the coronavirus. “Riverside Community Hospital is devastated by this loss. Rosa Luna was part of this hospital for the better part of 25 years and served as a Certified Nursing Assistant and more recently in our Environmental Services Department,” the hospital said in the statement. Source: Ktla 5 Please help us in adding details.
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Elma Cavalida, Maternity Assistant
27Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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Elma Cavalida, Maternity Assistant

Elma Cavalida – a Maternity Assistant at Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow. London, England – passed away on 26 April, 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Elma was 49 years old. Her death comes amid suggestions that those from ethnic minority backgrounds should be moved away from the front line to non-patient facing roles, as UK data shows they are ‘disproportionately affected by Covid-19’. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in mid-February and told that her condition was ‘curable’, but she would have to go through at least a year-and-a-half of treatment. The maternity assistant decided to continue working at the hospital until her chemotherapy started in late-March, but took every precaution possible, even buying her own stash of PPE equipment. After her last day of work in late Marc...
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Biplab Dasgupta, Assistant Director
27Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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Biplab Dasgupta, Assistant Director

Biplab Dasgupta – an Assistant Director of Health Services in Kolkata, India  passed away on 26 April 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Dr. Biplab Kanti Dasgupta, a senior government doctor involved in the fight against COVID-19 died at a hospital in Kolkata. Dasgupta, 60, posted as Assistant Director Health Services (equipment and stores) was initially admitted to Beliaghata Infectious Diseases hospital and later shifted to a private hospital in Salt Lake, Kolkata on April 18. Dasgupta succumbed to the disease. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee condoled Doctor Dasgupta's demise. ''We have lost Dr. Biplab Kanti Dasgupta Assistant Director, Health Services, West Bengal in the early hours of today. He was Assistant Director of Health Se...
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Janice Glassey, Healthcare Assistant
25Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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Janice Glassey, Healthcare Assistant

Janice Glassey – a Healthcare Assistant at Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Halton, Cheshire, England – passed away on 24 April, 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Janice was 66 years old. Chief executive of the trust, Colin Scales said: "I am extremely saddened to confirm that our colleague Janice Glassey tragically passed away on April 24 after testing positive for coronavirus. "Janice was 66 and was a healthcare assistant in our out-of-hours district nursing service, where she had worked for 14 years, providing care and compassion to many Halton patients and families. "She was a much-loved and valued colleague and friend. "On behalf of everyone at Bridgewater, I would like to offer our sincere condolences to Janic...
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Maurice Dotson, Nursing Assistant
18Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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Maurice Dotson, Nursing Assistant

Maurice Dotson – a Certified Nursing Assistant in Austin, Texas – passed away on 17 April 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Maurice was 51years old. His friends and family say he was devoted to the nursing home residents he cared for and that they are comforted knowing he knew and understood the risks of coronavirus, yet put the priority on his patients. “He was the type, he didn’t just leave at the end of his shift," his friend and former coworker Mona Surber said. "He went and told every single resident on that hall, 'I’m leaving, goodnight. Do you need anything before I leave?' And that was every single night – every single night.” “He was a very proud nurse's assistant, which is to be complimented,&...
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