JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Friends and family are mourning the loss of an 8-year-old girl from Jacksonville after she succumbed to a COVID-19 related syndrome.
Deaurra Nealy was a second-grader at Twin Lakes Academy Elementary and described by her family as a loving, caring little girl who was a good student.
News4Jax spoke to some of her family members Tuesday who said they’re still in shock and that the progression of her symptoms was sudden and overwhelming.
According to her father, Deaurra died of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome, or MIS-C, which is a disease in children that usually follows an infection or exposure to the coronavirus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Deaurra’s father said his child’s tests came back showing she was negative for the virus but also showed that she had been infected at one point.
“A perfectly healthy child, just going in for a normal stomach ache and a negative COVID test. And then her fever wouldn’t break,” said Dearick Nealy.
The family has started a GoFundMe campaign to help with the medical costs.
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