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Nurse loses battle with Covid days after giving birth

Maryanne Adumba passed away on Sunday night (Photo: Sammy Omingo/Standard)

Maryanne Adumba, a nurse at Ranchuonyo Sub-county Hospital in Homa Bay County was wheeled to the Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital (KTRH) isolation treatment centre with one wish – a safe delivery.

However, what looked like a Covid-19 success story turned tragic on Sunday evening as Maryanne, 32, breathed her last. For two days, she had complained of sharp pain on her right side of the chest.

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