The morning after that June 20 Facebook post, he called his mother saying he couldn’t breathe. ADBy 9 p.m., family say, he had died. Family say Macias was diligent for months about minimizing his trips outside the home, knowing his health conditions made him vulnerable. He “made friends wherever he went,” just like his father, his uncle Ricardo Macias told The Post over Facebook messenger. On June 17, the Desert Sun reported, the county went on a state watch list after cases increased and hospitalizations rose 19 percent in three days.

Source: Washington Post July 02, 2020 16:58 UTC