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Apr 2020
Nearly £4,500 raised for Harrogate nurse who died of coronavirus
People have raised nearly £4,500 to pay towards the funeral of a nurse who died with coronavirus after treating patients at Harrogate District Hospital.
Zauma Ekoli, who was 55 and had five children, died on Monday at Leeds General Infirmary after working on a coronavirus wards in Harrogate.
Now 250 people have raised £4,410 out of £8,000 at the time of publication on a Facebook fundraiser to pay for the nurse's funeral.
Several also left touching tributes on the page calling Josie a "kind and caring person with a heart of gold."
Daughter Naomie said her mother called the provisions of personal protective equipment (PPE) available “poor” but said her mother continued to work in the job that “meant everything to her”.
The hospital said it has sufficient supplies of PPE and that they are getting regular deliveries.
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