The covid-19 death toll is on the brink of hitting 1 million. A covid-19 death is one that claims many people when they are alone, often in hospitals saturated with fear, equipped with only the barest of weapons against the bug. Silverio, 77, and Carla, 72, had both contracted the coronavirus and had been taken to the hospital two days apart. They were among 919 people in Italy who died of covid-19 on March 27, the peak of the country’s death toll. A covid-19 death is stripped of its dignity and distinction.

Source: Washington Post September 27, 2020 21:59 UTC