South Carolina mother dies 7 days after infection during honeymoon in South Africa – FOX23 News

NEWBERRY COUNTY, SC – A South Carolina woman died of a coronavirus while she was on her honeymoon in South Africa, her family said.

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Manuela Lopez, 49, loved her family, rock band Guns’ N Roses and handbags, reported WIS-TV.

She also found a new love, getting married at Christmas. She was in South Africa with her honeymoon husband when she was infected with the coronavirus. She died seven days after contracting it.

“I told her how bad COVID was and the possibilities of what could happen to her if she caught him, because I took it and almost died,” daughter Adriana Lopez, who was hospitalized in December with severe symptoms of coronavirus. TV. “I can’t believe she’s gone. I see all of our photos and how happy she was and I still can’t believe she’s gone. “

A crowdfunding account was created to help pay for funeral expenses.

“I’m not trying to set an example for my mother, but she died, you don’t expect that kind of thing,” said Lopez. “You don’t expect it to be a member of your family. Don’t let yourself be a member of your family, don’t let yourself be yourself. “

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