Adriana Midori Takara, a 38-year-old Brazilian national, had no underlying health conditions but deteriorated quickly following her diagnosis.
An accounting student in her 30s is being remembered as a valued friend and woman with dreams after her shock death from COVID-19 this weekend.
Adriana Midori Takara, a 38-year-old Brazilian national studying accounting at Sydney’s Kaplan Business School, had no underlying health conditions but deteriorated quickly after contracting the virus.The case has renewed warnings about the danger posed to people of all ages as the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus continues to spread.
Ms Takara died on Saturday night at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, one of eight deaths linked to the current outbreak in NSW.Fernanda Ferreira Batista, identifying herself as a friend of Ms Takara, said the woman was a much-loved daughter, sister, auntie, niece and friend. “Since COVID-19 started all we hear is about numbers. Numbers of cases, numbers of infections, numbers of vaccines, numbers of deaths,” Ms Batista said in a Facebook tribute posted on Sunday.She said her friend, originally from Sao Paulo, was a “woman with dreams and wishes”.Jules Pedrosa, a migration agent in Sydney with ties to Ms Takara, said the woman’s partner, friends and family were not able to visit in her final hours.
“Again, I want to extend my heartfelt condolences to those families, their loved ones who are grieving today, but please note that younger people without pre-existing conditions can also fall victim to this cruel disease.”Another seven were in their 20s, three were in their 30s, 14 in their 50s, 12 in their 60s and six in their 70s.Stay across the most crucial developments related to the pandemic with the Coronavirus Update.
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