Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing A new mother who died after contracting coronavirus before she got to hold her baby daughter was laid to rest on Monday.
Samantha Willis, 35, from Derry in Northern Ireland died on Friday, August 20 at Altnagelvin Hospital. Her two-week-old daughter, Evie Grace, was baptised during the service at St Columb’s Church in Londonderry. READ MORE: Parts of the UK to bask in 26C heat this week ahead of Bank Holiday - Met Office weather forecast Samantha had not been vaccinated before she died, and since her death, her husband Josh Willis has urged all those not vaccinated to come forward for the jab.