A 92-year-old resident of Newmarch House aged-care home in Western Sydney has died after contracting coronavirus, her family says.
Great-grandmother Fay Rendoth died yesterday.
She is the 17th resident of the aged care facility to die.
There have been 69 COVID-19 cases linked to the home, including 32 staff and 37 residents.
Families fear residents are ‘sitting ducks’
The nursing home has become Australia’s second biggest COVID-19 cluster after a nurse who worked at the facility unintentionally started an outbreak by working six shifts with mild symptoms.
Ms Rendoth’s granddaughter, Savannah Robinson, said she was somewhat comforted that her grandmother would no longer be missing her husband of more than 70 years, who died five years ago.
She leaves behind three daughters, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
“We don’t want my grandmother to be another COVID-19 statistic, there is a person and a family behind the news,” she said.
Ms Rendoth was very family focused and raised her family in the Blue Mountains before moving into Newmarch, her granddaughter told the ABC.
“She was very sharp and quite well for her age,” she said.
She tested positive to coronavirus three weeks ago and Ms Robinson said while she did not show many symptoms, being confined to her room without any physical interaction was detrimental to her health.
“It was heartbreaking to not be able to sit by her side in her final days, and be with her and speak to her,” she said.
-ABC
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