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Married nurse of 63 children, mother of three, dies after contracting coronavirus just two years before retiring after nearly 40 years on the job
- Philomina Cherian, 63, died Thursday at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.
- A married mother of three children would retire in two years after turning 40.
- Described as “great human being” and “incredibly loving” by friends and family
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An NHS nurse to a mother of three died of coronavirus just two years before she retired after spending nearly 40 years on the job.
India’s Philomina Cherian, 63, died Thursday at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, where she also worked as a nurse.
Mrs. Cherian was married and had three children. According to his family, he planned to retire in a couple of years.
Philomina Cherian, of Indian origin (pictured), 63, would retire in two years, according to her family.
She died Thursday at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, where she also worked as a nurse.
Her husband Joseph Varkey called her “a great human being, a loving mother and wife,” adding: “Nursing was not just a profession, it was her passion.”
A statement from Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) said of Ms. Cherian: “She was a popular and highly valued member of our OUH nursing family, whom her colleagues and family and friends will greatly miss. “
Mrs Cherian (pictured) worked as a nurse in Saudi Arabia before moving to the UK.
Nursing director Sam Foster called her “an incredibly loving friend and colleague that we will all miss dearly.” He said: ‘I wanted to express that at this very sad moment our thoughts are with the Philomina family, as well as with her friends and colleagues across the Trust.
‘Many of you will have known and worked closely with her and I ask you to remember how she wonderfully cared for her patients and her colleagues, acting as an exemplary nurse to all who knew her. Philomina was cared for with the utmost love, care and attention. ‘
His death was announced after the Department of Health and Social Assistance (DHSC) said that there have been another 621 deaths associated with Covid.
Authorities also recorded another 4,806 cases, with more than 180,000 Britons infected since the crisis hit the UK in February. Lack of evidence means millions of cases have potentially been lost
The daily surveillance figures released daily by DHSC are deaths across the UK where patients tested positive for Covid-19. Deaths generally do not represent deaths outside of hospitals, and are not officially recorded.
Ms. Cherian’s death was announced after the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said that there have been a further 621 deaths associated with Covid
All figures are provided daily to NHS England by individual hospitals. The data is only released once confirmed families have been notified of the deaths.
The weekly figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) are deaths recorded by Covid in England and Wales. They include any place of death.
The data includes deaths where Covid-19 has been mentioned on the death certificate. They may include cases where physicians who completed a death certificate diagnosed a coronavirus in a patient based on relevant symptoms, but where no test was performed.
The figures include cases in which a death certificate lists ‘Coronavirus (Covid-19)’, either proven or suspected, as well as ‘Influenza and pneumonia’. Where both are present, Covid-19 is listed as the suspected or probable cause of death.
