The first nurse in Ireland to tragically lose her life to coronavirus has been named as Beena George - a heroic frontline worker who contracted the COVID-19 bug while also suffering from cancer.
The 58-year-old had worked as a nurse for ten years at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda and sadly died from the horrible virus on Sunday morning.
It is believed Beena contracted the virus in March when she first had pneumonia while undergoing treatment for stage-4 cancer.
She was immediately admitted to Drogheda hospital last month to battle the pneumonia which she fought for 17 days and was tested for coronavirus which came back negative.
She recovered from the pneumonia and was discharged but after spending two days at home, she developed a fever and shortness of breath and was admitted to the hospital again.
Following another test, Beena tested positive for the killer bug with the hospital informing her husband by call to not come to the hospital and to stay in quarantine.
Her husband, George, took to Facebook to break the tragic news that he had lost his wife to the cruel virus.
He said: “With profound grief and sorrow, I share the news that my wife Beena passed away peacefully around 6.30 this morning (Sunday) at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda."
The couple hail from the Kottayam district of Kerala.
Beena is survived by her husband and their two daughters and the family are now awaiting details of her funeral in accordance to Ireland's COVID-19 protocols.
