An entire family has been struck down with coronavirus after 17 members caught the illness at a recent funeral. Sheila Brooks, 86, passed away last month and her extended family attended the severe two weeks ago.
Within days of the laying Sheila to rest, her niece, Susan Nelson, 65, who had no underlying health conditions, fell ill and died of suspected coronavirus.
The retired sandwich shop owner, from the West Midlands, even died on the same hospital ward as her beloved aunt. Now, a further 16 members of the same family all suspect they have the virus - including Susan’s husband, daughter, a niece and a great-uncle.