th<\/sup>, Hicks says her 20-year-old
\nson, Byron, had trouble breathing. <\/p>\n\u201cI came to check on him. He was in the living
\nroom on the floor sitting up. He was sleeping, but he was breathing very
\npoorly,\u201d Hicks said.<\/p>\n
Byron was rushed to the hospital where he
\nlater died.<\/p>\n
A week later, while mourning the loss of
\nByron, Mychaela went to the hospital after she began having headaches and
\nfevers.<\/p>\n
“As the days went by, while she was [at the hospital], everything just went to breaking down in her body,\u201d Hicks said.<\/p>\n
Mychaela needed oxygen, her blood pressure
\ndropped and she eventually lost a kidney.<\/p>\n
She passed away this past Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Both Byron and Mychaela\u2019s deaths are part of
\na larger recent trend in Florida \u2013 with younger people in the state contracting
\nCOVID at a higher rate.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, Broward County\u2019s medical examiner\u2019s office confirmed that an 11-year old girl had died of coronavirus \u2013 the youngest death in the state. <\/p>\n
Records showed the child had other medical conditions such as heart disease, epilepsy, cerebral palsy and asthma.<\/p>\n
Byron and Mychaela had underlying health conditions as well.<\/p>\n
Montete says she has four other children she’s hoping to protect from the virus. She wants everyone to stay safe.<\/p>\n
\u201cWear y\u2019all masks. Be careful. Be safe out there. Take it seriously,” Hicks said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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