COVID-19 Puts Houston Firefighter into ICU

    June 22, 2020
    A Houston firefighter who contracted the deadly virus has been placed in a hospital intensive care unit, the city's firefighters union stated in an online update.

    By Julian Gill

    Source Syracuse Media Group, N.Y.

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    A Houston firefighter is hospitalized in the ICU with COVID-19, the Houston Professional Firefighters Association said Sunday.

    A crew member at the firefighter's station also tested positive, through it's unclear whether the crew member was also hospitalized.

    "We are in contact with the hospitalized member's family," the union said in a tweet. "Please keep him, his family and friends, and his crew in your thoughts and prayers. Please stay safe."

    No other information was immediately available Sunday night.

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