Araceli Buendia Ilagan and an unidentified veteran in their 90s has died this week due to complications from coronavirus, marking the second and third deaths in Miami-Dade. Ilagan reached 63 years of age, having worked for Jackson Health’s hospital system since the 1980s, mentoring other nurses and treating critically ill patients for almost 33 years. The unidentified veteran died at the Miami VA Healthcare System, just one of nine VA patients across the country who have died after testing positive for coronavirus.

On this day, Miami residents under curfew make headlines for joining countries all over the world in expressing their gratitude for healthcare workers. They stood on their balconies to cheer, clap, sing, and dance, banging pots and pans and playing music in true Miami fashion. Some residents shared the emotional moment on social media, showing solidarity for carers like Ilagan.