06/16/2021 11:14 PM
Clarín.com
Society
Updated 06/16/2021 11:14 PM
Alexis Díaz was 15 years old and died this Wednesday, after catching the coronavirus.
His loss
completed the even greater tragedy in that family
: in the last three weeks
his grandfather and father
also died from Covid-19
.
The case mourns Santa Ana, a town located in the south of Tucumán, in the Department of Río Chico, about 100 kilometers from the provincial capital.
"This sad nightmare began on 05/27, with
a swab, without symptoms
of covid. I only had two faints.
We were five members. In less than a month ... there are two of us
,
"
Ruth Monteros, Alexis's mother, posted on Facebook.
The release of balloons held this Wednesday to say goodbye to Alexis Díaz at his school.
The teenager went to school in the neighboring city of Aguilares.
This Wednesday the students of the Technical Institute of that town
fired him with a release of balloons
.
Alexis's family has a pantry in Santa Ana. They believe that it was working there that the whole family was infected.
In addition to the young man, his mother, father Juan, his 17-year-old brother contracted the virus;
and his paternal grandfather.
Alexis and her mother were admitted to the Aguilares hospital.
The boy's father was transferred to San Miguel de Tucumán, with
bilateral pneumonia
.
The grandfather and the older brother stayed at home due to the
lack of beds in the area
, according to
Clarín
close to the family.
Alexis Díaz, right, in a class inside the Aguilares Technical Institute workshop.
The tragedy began with
the death
of the family's
grandfather
, three weeks ago.
He passed away at home, while being cared for by his 17-year-old grandson, Alexis's brother, who received the support of his neighbors and his schoolmates.
Two weeks ago
Juan, the father, died,
without knowing what was happening, since he had been
admitted to intensive care
due to the worsening of his condition.
Pain at school
Alexis's health.
in turn, he began to deteriorate and had to be transferred to the city of Monteros, where he
was intubated
.
This weekend his mother was discharged, who accompanied him until this Tuesday, when she passed away.
According to the parents of the school he attended, Alexis had no previous illnesses.
"He was a divine boy, an excellent student. He had his whole life ahead of him.
We are devastated
,"
the mother of one of the adolescent's companions
explained to
Clarín
.
Alexis Díaz was 15 years old and died after catching the coronavirus.
During all these days, the educational community was in contact to find out about the young man's health and to find a way to help his family.
"In the last days he had presented a slight improvement and
we had a light of hope
. It was a very hard impact for everyone," they explained from the boy's surroundings.
As reported by the
Aguilares Movida
site
, this Wednesday night the residents of Santa Ana - a small town that has a park designed by the
architect Carlos Thays
- fired the young man with a
caravan of cars
that toured the town.
LM
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