A physiotherapist that was diagnosed with the coronavirus when she was 32 weeks into pregnancy has passed away from the disease.
According to reports, the 33-year-old mother, who is from Brazil, died during labor as the doctors were fighting to save the baby.
Vivian Albuquerque was taken to the Unimed Hospital in the city of Recife in the Northeastern Brazilian state of Recife.
Vivian was brought to the hospital on March 28, 2020, with symptoms of the novel coronavirus.
She was confirmed to have the virus on April 1, 2020.
Vivian was rushed to an ICU (Intensive Care Unit) due to the fact that she was heavily pregnant.
On April 3, 2020, the condition of the mother worsened, forcing her to be intubated before an emergency caesarian was carried out.
On April 4, 2020, she went through an emergency cesarean operation, however, she did not recover and passed away.
The baby, however, was successfully delivered.
Erik Silva, the partner of Vivian, said their baby is currently in the ICU in a serious but stable condition.
According to a local newspaper, Folha de Pernambuco, the baby weighed 2 kilograms (4.4 lbs) and had suffered a cardiac arrest.
Talking about his wife, Silva said:
“She was a very hardworking person, she was going to be a law graduate in the middle of the year. She was an excellent person, we had been together for four years. Our son is called Erik and he is recovering. He was born after eight months.”
The Unimed Hospital said that the baby is currently receiving the best care and all the necessary treatments from their medical team.
The family of Vivian does not know how she got infected with the deadly virus.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the deceased.