
Coronavirus kills Alabama man who refused to leave sick wife’s side, family says
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The novel coronavirus is behind the death of an Alabama man who refused to leave his wife’s side after she contracted the deadly disease.
The couple’s daughter, LaDonna, told the paper that her father refused to leave her mother’s side after she tested positive, despite her offer for him to quarantine at her home just several hundred feet away. The man was also encouraged by his doctor to leave his home, as he suffered preexisting medical conditions that could put him more at risk for severe illness. Mary, also 77, was hospitalized in January after her oxygen levels had dipped so low that her lips turned purple, said LaDonna. Smallwood was taken to the emergency room days later after he collapsed at home; his oxygen levels had also fallen, dropping to 60%, according to the Anniston Star. Normal levels typically range between 95-100%.More Related News