An entire family swept away by the Covid.
In less than a week, a couple and their son, unvaccinated, living in the village of Courcelles-sous-Châtenois, in the Vosges, all three died as a result of Covid-19.
"We are all flabbergasted"
, testified Michel Humblot, the mayor of this village of 80 inhabitants, interviewed by the regional daily
Ouest-France.
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Dominique Py, the 48-year-old son, died first on Sunday, November 14, according to the obituary published in the local daily
Vosges Matin
.
He was found at his parents' home, the newspaper specifies.
The next day, her mother, Odile Py, aged 82, also died of Covid-19 at Vittel hospital.
Her husband, Robert Py, 89, will be taken away five days later, on November 20, at Neufchâteau hospital.
"Importance of vaccination"
"It's dramatic. Three people from the same family swept away by the virus in such a short time… Like all the inhabitants of the town, I am still in shock, ”
the mayor of the village told
Ouest-France
newspaper
.
The councilor also wished to recall
"the importance of vaccination"
:
"We must no longer go to be vaccinated but run to be vaccinated. People need to understand that they have to protect themselves, their family and friends ”.
The mayor of Courcelles-sous-Châtenois is not the only one to have encouraged vaccination after this tragedy.
"We must not take the Covid as a joke, I want people to take it seriously, to protect themselves, to respect barrier gestures and to be vaccinated.
Vaccination can save us
,
”
pleaded Ouafa Py, Robert and Odile's daughter-in-law and Dominique's sister-in-law, interviewed by the
Vosges Matin
newspaper
.
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A call for vaccination that echoes that of the government, while France is hit by a fifth wave of Covid-19.
The number of contaminations in 24 hours exceeded 30,000 on Tuesday.
In the Vosges, the incidence rate is well above the alert threshold (50) since it amounts to 123 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, according to data published by the Covidtracker site on November 19.