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Lost to the virus

The stories of people who have died of Covid-19 – and the systemic failures that may have contributed

7 December 2021

  • Michele Brown, who died last July.

    Michele Brown was vaccinated - but had a suppressed immune system. Would better health advice have saved her?

    The mother-of-two carefully shielded until the government said it was safe to see friends and family. She had no idea how her existing conditions could affect her

30 November 2021

  • John Eyers

    The life and tragic death of John Eyers – a fitness fanatic who refused the vaccine

    He did triathlons, bodybuilding and mountain climbing and became sceptical of the Covid jab. Then, at 42, he contracted the virus

23 November 2021

  • Samantha Willis

    Samantha Willis was a beloved young pregnant mother. Did bad vaccine advice cost her her life?

    When the UK’s jab programme began, expectant mothers were told to steer clear – so Samantha decided to wait until she had had her baby. Two weeks after giving birth, she died in hospital

13 October 2021

  • Nurses caring for Covid-19 patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in St George's Hospital in Tooting, south-west London.

    Tell us: have you lost a loved one to Covid-19 who was unvaccinated?

    We’d like to hear from families of British people who died of Covid-19 and were unvaccinated. Share your experiences

4 May 2021

  • Minna Heeraman (1971-2021) … ‘Incredibly kind. And warm. And so much fun.’

    Minna Heeraman had an aggressive cancer. Did the March 2020 treatment shutdown shorten her life?

    Minna’s pancreatic surgery was cancelled as a result of the pandemic. By the time treatments resumed, her tumour was too big for doctors to operate

27 April 2021

  • Donna Coleman

    Donna Coleman died after Covid ran riot at Burnley College. Should it have been open?

    Donna, 42, was a devoted and popular member of the teaching staff. Yet at the height of the second wave, working conditions left her terrified of doing the job she loved

20 April 2021

  • Joven Flores … well known for baking cakes for the residents’ birthdays

    Joven Flores worked long hours in a care home. Was he too rundown to survive Covid?

    He came to the UK from the Philippines to create a good life for his family, but his job was demanding and relentless. Should he and other migrant workers have been better protected?

13 April 2021

  • Carl Dillon

    Carl Dillon was a physically vulnerable father of eight. Why was he exposed to Covid in hospital?

    After shielding carefully for months, the retired engineer was taken to A&E with stomach pains and placed on a ward with suspected coronavirus patients. He died weeks later

6 April 2021

  • James Mcallister … ‘I thought that if James got Covid, he would be really poorly or it would kill him.’

    James Mcallister was a much-loved family man. Did the Christmas mixing confusion cause his death?

    In the run-up to Christmas, the government dithered and made last-minute rule changes that left many people baffled. A surge in coronavirus cases soon followed

30 March 2021

  • Bob Pape … ‘He would talk to a stranger in a bar for hours.’

    Bob Pape was a beloved father and foster carer. Did 'eat out to help out' cost him his life?

    Last August, Pape and his family went on a city break to Birmingham, making the most of chancellor Rishi Sunak’s discount scheme. The day after he arrived home, his symptoms began

8 March 2021

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    Has your family been affected by the Brazilian or South African variants of Covid-19?

    We are looking to speak with families that have been affected by one of the new variants

9 February 2021

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    Have you lost a loved one in the UK to the second wave of coronavirus?

    The Guardian is committed to continuing to report on how key decisions may have contributed to people’s deaths, and would like to hear from you

1 January 2021

  • Orita Godoy

    ‘She dreamed about giving the poor their own land’: Orita Godoy, died aged 75, of Covid-19

    An activist who escaped Pinochet’s Chile, she was a committed and creative homemaker

31 December 2020

  • Paul Smith

    ‘He prioritised being a dad above everything’: Paul Smith, died aged 56, of Covid-19

    A keen fan of Liverpool FC, he loved to go shopping and on days out with his daughter

30 December 2020

  • Rudy Silva

    ‘They were trying to resuscitate him as I watched’: Rodolfo Silva, died aged 58, of Covid-19

    A London bus driver, he loved classic British comedies and had planned a retirement full of golf

29 December 2020

  • Eileen Bryan

    ‘She could have judged The Great British Sewing Bee’: Eileen Bryan, died aged 88, of Covid-19

    A retired accounts clerk, she was a skilled seamstress who made sure her daughter was never held back by illness

28 December 2020

  • Bernard Cherrington

    ‘You’d see him barbecuing in the sun’: Bernard Cherrington, died aged 79, of Covid-19

    A keen reggae fan, he worked as a train shunter until he retired to look after a Manchester garden full of Jamaican flowers

25 December 2020

  • Ravkiran Kaur Dhillon

    ‘The way it was done was so respectful’: Ravkiran Kaur Dhillon, died aged 63, of Covid-19

    A former post office manager, she was a vivid presence who managed to upstage her relatives even when she wasn’t in the room

24 December 2020

  • Ruth Newman

    ‘We had to watch the funeral from the side of the road’: Ruth Newman, died aged 74, of Covid-19

    A Welsh homemaker, she was admitted to hospital for a heart bypass and may have caught the virus there

23 December 2020

  • David Clark

    ‘I became the parent and he was the child’: David Clark, died aged 57, of Covid-19

    A retired newsagent, he was an open-minded, devoted man – and a keen gardener
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