Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong, Ghanaian pregnant nurse who died after contracting Covid-19 in the UK.
Over $161,564(₤130,000) has been raised for the family and new born baby of a pregnant Ghanaian nurse who passed away after contracting Coronavirus in the UK.
Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong, 28, who passed away on Sunday was provided successfully of a daughter by caesarean section, the BBC reports.
She worked as a nurse at Luton and Dunstable Medical facility in the south of England for five years.
The Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Structure Trust stated Mary checked positive on April 5 and was admitted to the health center on April 7. She passed away five days later.
A GoFundMe page was established on Wednesday early morning by her good friends to assist raise funds for the baby and Agyapong’s household. More than ₤100,000 was raised by Thursday early morning.
Associates have commemorated Ms Agyapong, who likewise passed her married name Mary Boateng, on the fundraising page.
” Mary was a true blessing to everyone she encountered and her love, care and genuineness will be irreplaceable,” organiser Rhoda Asiedu composed.
” I am raising funds for her immediate household; her husband, AJ and her infant girl little Mary, who was born at the time of her death.”
According to the healthcare facility, the child is “succeeding,” although it is not understood if it has been infected with the coronavirus. Agyapong’s other half was also tested for COVID-19 and is currently self-isolating.
David Carter, chief executive of the Bedfordshire trust, told the BBC she was a “wonderful nurse and a great example of what we represent in this trust. Our thoughts and deepest acknowledgements are with Mary’s friends and family at this sad time.”
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