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A Mother Shares Story Of Her 14-Year-Old Daughter Going To The ICU With COVID-19

Published August 13, 2021 at 12:06 PM EDT
Elizabeth Gonzales and her family. One of Elizabeth’s daughters, Cerena (second from the right), has been hospitalized with COVID-19 since last Friday. (Courtesy)
Elizabeth Gonzales and her family. One of Elizabeth’s daughters, Cerena (second from the right), has been hospitalized with COVID-19 since last Friday. (Courtesy)

COVID-19 cases among children are rising as the delta variant surges across the country.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd talks with Elizabeth Gonzales, whose 14-year-old daughter has been hospitalized with the virus since last week at the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio, Texas.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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