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Meet Cynthia Reyes whose family has been living a nightmare. Reyes recently lost her father to COVID-19. With no time to mourn, the 35-year old woman who has diabetes, asthma, and rheumatoid arthritis also got the virus, along with family members. Reyes lives in California's Imperial County, a farming region along the Mexican border with one of the state's highest coronavirus infection rates. VOA’s Mariama Diallo has this report.