Kelly McLaughlin

Tue, September 14, 2021, 12:26 AM·2 min read

A GoFundMe for the children of Davy and Daniel Macias. GoFundMe

 Davy and Daniel Macias, of California, died from COVID-19 just
weeks apart.
 They left behind five children, aged 7, 5, 3, 2, and just weeks old.
 Family members say the couple tested positive for COVID-19 after
going on a trip to a water park.
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A California couple died from COVID-19 within weeks of one another,
leaving behind five children, including a newborn daughter.
Daniel Macias, 39, died on Thursday, just weeks after his wife, 37-year-old
Davy Macias, died of complications of COVID-19 after giving birth to her
fifth child last month, relatives told KTLA.
The Yucaipa, California, couple's children, aged 7, 5, 3, 2, and just weeks
old, are being taken care of by their grandparents.
Davy Macias's brother, Vong Serey, told KTLA that the couple tested
positive for COVID-19 after a family trip to a beach and an indoor water
park.
Both Daniel and Davy Macias were hospitalized in intensive care units with
COVID-19, and their daughter was delivered six weeks early due to the dire
situation, family members told the San Bernardino Sun.
They never had a chance to name the new baby girl before their deaths.
Vong Serey told the San Bernardino Sun that his sister, who was a
registered labor and delivery nurse, was not vaccinated and was hesitant to
get the shot while pregnant.
The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention have urged those who are
pregnant to get vaccinated after finding no increased risk of miscarriage
from those who got the shot.
It's unclear whether or not Daniel Macias, a middle school teacher, was
vaccinated.
"It's absolutely heartbreaking. We were really pulling for Daniel after Davy
died. We wanted him to wake up and name his baby girl," relative Terri
Serey told KTLA.
The family has since launched the GoFundMe to help pay for expenses for
the couple's children in the wake of their deaths.
As of Monday morning, the page had raised more than $204,000.
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