Family members of COVID-19 victims reflect as Ontario reaches 10K deaths

Ontario has hit a grim milestone with the number of reported COVID-19-related deaths in the province reaching 10,000.

On Tuesday, Ontario hit a grim milestone with the number of reported COVID-19-related deaths in the province reaching 10,000. Global News spoke with family members of some of those who have passed and are reflecting on the loss of their loved ones.

Sean Cunnington

In March 2020, Sean Cunnington was the second reported COVID-19 death in the province. The Milton man was a father of three and passionate about music.

“He was one of the good ones,” said Linda Watson, the cousin of Cunnington’s wife.

“He was full of life. He told dad jokes all the time. He was a musician and very talented.”

Cunnington’s death was announced by Halton Region Public Health in March 2020. The department said he was admitted as a patient at Milton District Hospital on March 11. He was transferred to Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital on March 18 and died after arriving early in the day.

Twenty months since his passing, Watson said she is still in disbelief over how quickly he became ill.

“He was fine one day and I think he got sick on March 4 and by the 18th he was gone — two weeks,” Watson said.