This Nurse Did Not Die of COVID-19

The news of DiCenso dying of COVID-19 appears to have started with a Florida news story, which suggested in its headline that the nurse died of the virus.

Users across social media platforms began to embrace the tragedy as a symbol of how hospital workers are risking their lives due to a shortage of personal protective equipment. U.S. Rep. Ted Deutsch of Florida tweeted that, “We must take care of those who are caring for us.”