Black Grandmother Denied Test 4 Times Before Dying From Coronavirus

Detroit, MI — Deborah Gatewood, a 63-year old health care worker from Michigan, has died due to complications of the coronavirus after she was reportedly denied a test multiple times from the very hospital where she worked. “They [Beaumont] sent her home saying you are showing signs of COVID-19,” Kaila Corrothers, Gatewood’s daughter, told FOX 2 Detroit. “So they were confirming that she most likely had COVID, but they did not test her.” Gatewood reportedly visited the ER four times and requested to be tested, but was told to just rest at home and take cough medicine. Her condition continued to worsen … Continue reading Black Grandmother Denied Test 4 Times Before Dying From Coronavirus