Elizabeth Warren's oldest brother dies of coronavirus
The Massachusetts senator and former presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren made public the news on Thursday that one of her brothers died of coronavirus earlier this week.
Warren made the announcement on Twitter, saying: “My oldest brother, Don Reed, died from coronavirus on Tuesday evening.
"He joined the Air Force at 19 and spent his career in the military, including five and a half years off and on in combat in Vietnam.
"He was charming and funny, a natural leader.”
She posted family pictures and a shot of him serving in the air force.
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Warren had not previously disclosed her brother had tested positive for the virus.
According to the Boston Globe, he was hospitalized for pneumonia in February and then moved to a rehabilitation center, which had seen other cases of coronavirus.
He was later brought to the intensive care unit of a nearby hospital, where he died.
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