Cork man lost his mother to Covid-19 while in induced coma for same virus

"People think it's a myth and it is far from a myth, I can tell you that."

Ian O'Sullivan with his mother, Mary. Picture: The Neil Prendeville Show

A Cork man has told of how he learned his mother had passed away from Covid-19 after he had come out of an induced coma for the same virus.

Ian O'Sullivan, who was the first person admitted to Cork's Mercy Hospital with Covid-19, came out of a 12-day coma and was told over Facetime that his mother had passed away.