An unvaccinated couple with four children died on the same day after contracting COVID-19.<\/p>\n
Alvaro and Sylvia Fernandez, of Loma Linda in Southern California, died within hours of each other on 19 December, their family said.<\/p>\n
Mr Fernandez, 44, was hesitant about getting a COVID vaccination so had not got his jab before developing symptoms a few days before. His wife, 42, was also unvaccinated.<\/p>\n
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His sister, Alma Hernandez, told Sky News affiliate NBC Los Angeles: \"He wanted to wait and do more research. He googled information. He didn't want to believe everything that was on the news.<\/p>\n
\"This is kind of an eye-opener for everybody in my family that whoever is not vaccinated definitely should have their vaccinations.\"<\/p>\n
She added that her brother suffered from underlying health problems, including diabetes.<\/p>\n
Alvaro and Sylvia Fernandez had been together since she was 15 after meeting at high school, and were married for 25 years.<\/p>\n
They both tested positive for COVID days before dying due to complications from the virus, Mr Fernandez's sister said.<\/p>\n
The couple leave behind four children, including twins aged 17.<\/p>\n
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\"My brother and my sister-in-law, they were very close,\" said Salvador Fernandez, Alvaro's brother. \"They were high school sweethearts. They've been together since she was 15.<\/p>\n
\"One couldn't live without the other.\"<\/p>\n
An online fundraiser set up by Mr Fernandez's sister to help support their children had reached nearly $20,000 (14,800) by 2 January.<\/p>\n
California has been experiencing a rise in COVID hospital admissions, with an increase of about 12% in the last seven days to 4,401.<\/p>\n
However, this is less than half the late summer peak and a fifth of a year ago, before vaccines were widely available.<\/p>\n
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