P.G. County Councilmember Says 20 of her Relatives in New York Affected by COVID-19

Prince George’s County Councilmember Deni Taveras (District 2) is all too familiar with the pain COVID-19 brings. 

She has lost four family members to the illness, and said two more are on the verge of passing away. 14 more are either confirmed or suspected to have the virus, she said in an interview with MyMCMedia’s Andrea Sarralde. That’s 20 in all who have been affected by the virus.

Taveras – whose family lives in New York – urges people to take every precaution to protect yourself and others, like taking a shower and washing your clothes as soon as you get home from being in public, and wearing a mask when out. 

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