A nurse has died after she tested positive for coronavirus.
Mum-of-three Areema Nasreen, aged 36, had been on a ventilator at Walsall Manor Hospital.
Areema worked as a staff nurse at Walsall Manor Hospital’s Acute Medical Unit and had worked for the NHS for 16 years.
Her condition worsened and she sadly died in the early hours of this morning (Friday, April 3).
A relative said, "The immediate family are devastated. Everyone is in shock this morning.
"She was always so full of life. She was devoted to her job as a nurse, she absolutely loved it. She passed away doing what she loved.
"I'm really sad for the rest of the family, she was a fantastic person."
Dr Samara Afzal, a GP in Birmingham told the BBC, "She was a fantastic role model to Asian women, she married young and had children but then wanted to pursue her dream in nursing."
"She was completely dedicated to it, she'd go out of her way to help people."
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