Bedfordshire’s emergency services showed their support for the NHS last night (Thursday) followed by a minute’s silence in tribute to pregnant L&D nurse, Mary Agyeiwaa Agayapong, who died after contracting coronavirus.
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Services personnel gathered at Bedford Hosptial to lead the minute’s silence to pay tribute to Ms Agayapong who was admitted to hospital on 7 April after testing positive for COVID-19.
Doctors were able to deliver Ms Agayapong’s baby by Caesarean section and the hospital say the newborn baby is doing well.
David Carter, chief executive of Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said she was a “fantastic nurse and a great example of what we stand for in this trust”.
More than £100,000 has so far been raised to support Ms Agayapong’s family.
