Video: The Healthy Nurse Who Died at 40 on the Covid Front Lines: 'She Was the Best Mom I Ever Had'

Yolanda Coar was 40 when she died of Covid-19 in August 2020 in Augusta, Georgia. She was also a nurse manager, and one of nearly 3,000 front-line workers who have died in the U.S. fighting this virus, according to an exclusive investigation by The Guardian and KHN.

behind the statistics — their personalities, passions and quirks. “Lost on the Frontline” examines: Did they have to die?

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<h2>Video: The Healthy Nurse Who Died at 40 on the Covid Front Lines: ‘She Was the Best Mom I Ever Had’</h2>
<div>	<span class="byline">The Staffs of �鶹Ů�� Health News and The Guardian</span>
		<time class="posted-on" datetime="2020-12-31T16:55:31-05:00">
			December 31, 2020		</time>
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