Note: As of Aug. 10, 2020, all updates to Lost on the Frontline are available at khn.org/lost-on-the-frontline.
America’s health care workers are dying. In some states, medical personnel account for as many as 20% of known coronavirus cases. They tend to patients in hospitals, treating them, serving them food and cleaning their rooms. Others at risk work in nursing homes or are employed as home health aides.
“Lost on the Frontline,” a collaboration between KHN and The Guardian, has identified 922 such workers who likely died of COVID-19 after helping patients during the pandemic.
We have published profiles for 164 workers whose deaths have been confirmed by our reporters.
Some cases are shrouded in secrecy. Our team contacts family members, employers and medical examiners to independently confirm each death. Many hospitals have been overwhelmed and workers sometimes have lacked protective equipment or suffer from underlying health conditions that make them vulnerable to the highly infectious virus. In the chaos, COVID casualties might otherwise get overlooked.
Dear Peter,
I'm sorry I haven't been in touch for such a long time but I’ve thought of you often. I hope you and your family are well.
I have just come back from my trip to Canada. I spent a few days in Toronto which is the biggest city in Canada. It’s a very interesting place to visit. I saw the main tourist attractions there: the CN Tower, Art Gallery of Ontario, Royal Ontario museum, St. Lawrence market, High Park and Toronto Islands. The weather was great, we even went to have a picnic in the park and I saw lots of big squirrels there. I took a lot of pictures during the trip and I'm enclosing a few.
Unfortunately, I need to go now. I hope to hear from you soon.
Best wishes,
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