A nine-year-old woman in Texas has passed away unexpectedly in her rest three days after evaluating positive for coronavirus, members of her household have actually stated.
Makenzie’s auntie Victoria Southworth, 37, told the outlet that the woman’s mother took her to Brooke Army Medical Center to get checked for strep throat, coronavirus, and also influenza.
While the strep and also flu tests returned unfavorable, the Covid-19 examination was positive, her mother’s auntie said.
Ms Southworth informed the broadcaster that Makenzie’s signs and symptoms appeared mild, that she “did not have any kind of respiratory system problems” as well as there “was nothing significant taking place.”
” The medical professionals told my sister-in-law to take her house and also to make her comfy, to check her fever,” the girl’s various other auntie, Erica Gongora of Austin, Texas, informed the broadcaster.
She claimed the girl’s mum was informed that “if it overcame a specific factor, or if there were any other significant issues that occurred, to go on as well as bring her back to the health center.”
She included: “There was no labored breathing or anything like that, then.”
According to Ms Gongora, on 1 February Makenzie went to bed early after she complained that she was feeling extremely tired.
” My sister-in-law later checked on her during the night and knew that she was no more breathing and also might not locate a pulse,” she stated.
The girl’s household reportedly claimed that they are not conscious if Makenzie had any hidden problems but noted that Makenzie was a little tiny for her age.
The household is said to be waiting for even more information concerning her reason of fatality and her body has actually been sent to a laboratory in Dallas, Texas, to be analyzed. A postmortem examination is still pending.
” We intend to get the answer regarding why she was taken so swiftly from us,” Ms Southworth told KSAT.
Makenzie’s college district in Northside, Texas, told TODAY that they were “saddened” by the loss of the nine-year-old in a statement.
” The Scarborough Elementary School community is saddened by the loss of fourth-grader Makenzie Gongora,” they supposedly stated.
” Our thoughts are with her household throughout this extremely difficult time.”
Ms Southworth created a GoFundMe project following Makenzie’s fatality to assist her household spend for a funeral service and also memorial which has actually currently increased greater than double its $30,000 target.
Her family members have claimed that Makenzie liked to play and also prepare dress-up, crafts as well as arts, and also Disney motion pictures.
Makenzie’s aunts stated they aimed to raise understanding that while youngsters usually do not have serious disease due to Covid-19, they can get seriously sick.
” Makenzie’s parents complied with every one of the guidelines that they were given from the physicians, and also the physicians also are frustrated (as to) why Makenzie was just one of the youngsters that was taken by Covid,” Ms Gongora informed TODAY.