COVID-19 survivor shares his story of sickness and strength

July 29, 2020

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He is a 33-year healthy cyclist who went to a family gathering for the Fourth of July. He later started showing signs of the coronavirus and went to go get tested. That man is Steve Cortez and we spoke to him today about his experiences.

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Steve Cortez Covid-19 survivor

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