Married California high school sweethearts die from Covid hours apart.
Jan. 4, 2022, 8:36 PM UTCA Latino couple in Southern California died from Covid-19 just hours apart from each other.
"They were high school sweethearts. They've been together since she was 15," Salvador Fernandez, Alvaro Fernandez's brother, toldvia NBC 4 "This is kind of an eye-opener for everybody in my family that whoever is not vaccinated definitely should have their vaccinations," said Hernandez, who is fully vaccinated, along with her brother Salvador Fernandez.
The country is seeing a dramatic surge in Covid cases, mostly fueled by the highly transmissible omicron variant. TheCalifornia is averaging 22,794 daily cases with a 20.4 percent seven-day test positivity rate, according to recentIn San Bernardino County, which is more than half, there have been 401,938 total confirmed Covid cases and 6,056 total confirmed deaths, according to state data.
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