5-year-old daughter of first responders dies from coronavirus

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/21/us/detroit-girl-dies-coronavirus/index.html


DALE GREENSTEIN
Published: Apr 21st, 2020 - 12:10pm (EDT)
Updated: Apr 21st, 2020 - 12:13pm (EDT)


The 5-year-old daughter of two Detroit first responders has died of complications from coronavirus.
Skylar Herbert died Sunday at Beaumont Royal Oak Hospital after being on a ventilator for two weeks, CNN affiliate WXYZ reported. She tested positive for coronavirus last month and developed a rare form of meningitis and swelling on the brain, according to WXYZ.

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Skylar's mother has been a Detroit Police officer for 25 years and her father has worked as a firefighter with the Detroit Fire Department for 18 years, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said during a Monday news conference.

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