Over 900 US health care workers have died of Covid, at least 25 of them Filipinos

Via InquirerUSA Over 900 US health care workers have died of Covid, at least 25 of them Filipinos

Through crowdsourcing and reports from colleagues, social media, online obituaries, workers unions and local media, Lost on the Frontline reporters have identified 922 health care workers who reportedly died of Covid -19 and its complications.

The tally includes doctors, nurses and paramedics, as well as crucial support staff such as hospital custodians, administrators and nursing home workers, who put their own lives at risk during the pandemic to care for others. At least 68 lived in New York and New Jersey, two states hit hard at the outset of the pandemic, with Illinois and California next.

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