Twin sisters die of coronavirus just three days apart

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The siblings lived together and suffered underlying health issues.

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Published: Sat 25 Apr 2020, 9:22 AM

Last updated: Sat 25 Apr 2020, 11:33 AM

Two identical twin sisters have died within three days in England after both testing positive for coronavirus.
According to a BBC report, 38-year-old Katy Davis, NHS children's nurse, died at Southampton General Hospital on Tuesday where she worked and her twin sister Emma, a former nurse, died earlier on Friday at the same hospital.
The siblings lived together and suffered underlying health issues.
Their sister, Zoe, told the BBC: "They always said they had come into the world together and would go out together as well."
Zoe Davis said the "amazing" pair, who lived together, had underlying health conditions and had been unwell for some time.
In a statement, University Hospital Southampton described Katy as "a nurse people would aspire to be like.

Katy is the latest of more than 100 British health workers who have died from coronavirus.


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