A teenage girl with no underlying health issues died of coronavirus just days after complaining of headaches. Sarah Simental passed away on Sunday, less than a week after being diagnosed with the killer bug, and having only turned 18 earlier this month.
The high school student, from Tinley Park, near Chicago, US, was otherwise healthy but the virus "ate her through", leading to a brain bleed and kidney deterioration, according to her parents Deborah and Donald.
A few days before Christmas, Sarah began to suffer with mild cold-like symptoms but things quickly escalated and her mum took her for a test on December 19, which came back positive.