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U.S.A. TODAY

A nurse on the cutting edge of battling the coronavirus pandemic in New York has passed away from issue from the infection.

Mount Sinai West emergency room nurse Kious Kelly, 48, passed away Tuesday after fighting COVID-19, the illness brought on by the new coronavirus

Kelly’s sister, Marya Patrice Sherron, told T he New York Times that her bro had asthma but was otherwise well. “You were the very best big brother a sister could request for,” she wrote in a Facebook post

” You loved your nephews well. You have actually always been my role model. There is so much I desire the world to know about you. … I have indescribable pain. Alone without you. You made the world much better,” she wrote.

Sherron informed the Times that her sibling texted her last Wednesday that he had checked favorable for the brand-new coronavirus and was on a ventilator. “I’m okay. Do not tell Mom and Dad. They’ll worry,” he texted.

In New York City, there have actually been at least 23,112 confirmed COVID-19 cases since Thursday night, resulting in a minimum of 365 known deaths, according to the city

New York has actually become the epicenter of the United States break out of COVID-19 as doctors and nurses have worked tirelessly to fight the lethal disease. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has stated the state will require more ventilators to effectively deal with all patients. And while supplies of masks and other protective equipment were adequate today, hospitals might run out quickly, he stated.

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” The burn rate on this devices is extremely, really high. I can’t find any more devices. It’s not a question of cash. I do not care what you want to pay,” Cuomo said a news conference Tuesday.

However, some New york city nurses have said they’re currently facing shortages of masks and other protective equipment, needing to allocate their use and being asked to use single-use masks for up to a week.

” They’re being asked to do things that threaten their health and make it hard to take care of their clients,” said Mary-Lynn Boyts, a nurse at Westchester Medical Center who collects nurse complaints for the New York State Nurses Association union.

” You wouldn’t ask cops to enter into a gun battle without a weapon, however we’re being asked to put our lives on the line each day without the devices that we need to do it.”

At Mount Sinai West, where Kelly worked, the healthcare facility denied a report that personnel were facing a scarcity of personal protective equipment, consisting of the masks, gloves and gowns healthcare specialists use to remain safe from the extremely infectious virus.

” This crisis is straining the resources of all New York location health centers