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A man with heart

disease

in

Alabama

, in the United States, has died after being rejected in 43 Intensive Care Units (ICU), saturated with covid-19 patients, due to the expansion of the delta variant.

The case of

Ray DeMonia, 73,

has become a symbol of the havoc that the delta variant is causing in the US not only among people with covid, but also in other people who require urgent medical attention and who cannot access it because the hospitals cannot supply it.

The US media reported on Monday the case of this antique dealer, originally from the town of Cullman, Alabama, who

ended up dying about 200 miles from his home

in a hospital in the neighboring state of Mississippi.

In his obituary, the relatives of the deceased explained that he died on September 1, three days before his 74th birthday, and encouraged everyone to

get vaccinated against covid-19

to prevent the lack of resources from making others sick. ills do not have the necessary medical attention.

"GET VACCINATED" TO FREE RESOURCES FOR OTHER SICK

"In honor of Ray, please get vaccinated if you have not done so, in an effort to free up resources for emergencies not related to covid," says the obituary.

DeMonia attended Cullman Regional Medical Center on Aug. 23 for heart problems.

Speaking to

The Washington Post,

her daughter, Raven DeMonia, explained that twelve hours later her mother received a call from that hospital to explain that they had contacted 43 medical centers and had not been able to find

a free bed in any ICU. specialized

in heart patients.

Finally, they found one in the ICU of the Rush Foundation Hospital in the town of Meridian, Mississippi, where the patient was transported in a medicalized plane.

According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Alabama has one of the highest rates of new covid cases in the country, with

541 positives for the disease per 100,000 people

in the past seven days. .

In that period, at least 259 people have died from covid-19, the CDC indicates.

Alabama is one of the US states with the lowest vaccination rates, despite progress in the last month.

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