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| Coronavirus: Single mother and carer, 26, dies | Coronavirus: Single mother and carer, 26, dies |
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| A 26-year-old carer and single mother has died after contracting Covid-19, her family has said. | A 26-year-old carer and single mother has died after contracting Covid-19, her family has said. |
| Sonja Kaygan died without family or friends near her on Friday morning after spending more than two weeks in intensive care, her cousin Sherrihan Afifi told BBC News. | |
| She also had bronchitis but it is unclear whether she had bronchitis before contracting Covid-19, she said. | |
| More than 14,000 people have now died with coronavirus in the UK. | More than 14,000 people have now died with coronavirus in the UK. |
| Ms Kaygan was described by her mother Ayse Mehmet as a "beautiful angel" in a post published on Facebook. | Ms Kaygan was described by her mother Ayse Mehmet as a "beautiful angel" in a post published on Facebook. |
| She was "a very gentle, caring, family-oriented person who had a strong character and loved her daughter more than anything", Ms Afifi said. | She was "a very gentle, caring, family-oriented person who had a strong character and loved her daughter more than anything", Ms Afifi said. |
| Ms Kaygan's three-year-old daughter will be looked after by her grandmother. | Ms Kaygan's three-year-old daughter will be looked after by her grandmother. |
| Ms Afifi said her cousin, who lived with her mother and daughter in Enfield, started feeling unwell with a cough in mid-March, and began struggling to breathe towards the end of the month. | Ms Afifi said her cousin, who lived with her mother and daughter in Enfield, started feeling unwell with a cough in mid-March, and began struggling to breathe towards the end of the month. |
| An ambulance took her to hospital on 31 March, Ms Afifi said. | An ambulance took her to hospital on 31 March, Ms Afifi said. |
| She added: "When Sonya was about to go in the ambulance she was crying and pleading with her mum to please look after her daughter. | She added: "When Sonya was about to go in the ambulance she was crying and pleading with her mum to please look after her daughter. |
| "It's so heartbreaking. It's like the girl knew it was the last time she'd see her mum." | "It's so heartbreaking. It's like the girl knew it was the last time she'd see her mum." |
| Care UK, which runs the Elizabeth Lodge care home, where Ms Kaygan worked, said it was "deeply saddened" by her death. | |
| Its regional director Deliana Katsiaounis said: "I would like to offer our sympathy and condolences to her family. | |
| "She was a much loved member of the care team who treated residents with kindness and respect." | |
| Enfield Council leader Nesil Caliskan described her death as "incredibly sad". | Enfield Council leader Nesil Caliskan described her death as "incredibly sad". |
| In a post published on Twitter, Ms Caliskan said: "She was a care worker in an #Enfield care home, looking after our most vulnerable residents." | In a post published on Twitter, Ms Caliskan said: "She was a care worker in an #Enfield care home, looking after our most vulnerable residents." |
| Ms Kaygan moved to London from her home in Cyprus to be closer to her mother and to have a "better life" about three years ago, Ms Afifi said. | Ms Kaygan moved to London from her home in Cyprus to be closer to her mother and to have a "better life" about three years ago, Ms Afifi said. |
| A GoFundMe page raising money for her funeral and the care of her daughter has so far raised more than £5,000. | A GoFundMe page raising money for her funeral and the care of her daughter has so far raised more than £5,000. |