# Freda Ocran

> first New York City nurse to die of COVID-19 (1968-2020)

**Wikidata**: [Q95887470](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95887470)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/freda-ocran


## References

1. [New York Post. 2020](https://nypost.com/2020/03/30/former-head-nurse-of-jacobi-medical-center-psychiatric-unit-dies-of-coronavirus/amp/)
2. [Norwood News. 2021](https://www.norwoodnews.org/beloved-head-nurse-who-died-from-covid-19-in-the-line-of-duty-honored-one-year-later/)
3. U.S. deaths near 100,000, an incalculable loss
4. [Source](https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/12687345/FREDA-OCRAN)
5. [The Washington Post. 2020](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/05/02/nyc-she-was-former-head-nurse-freda-orcans-family-she-was-queen/)
6. [WABC-TV. 2021](https://abc7ny.com/amp/freda-ocran-bronx-nurse-covid-death-anniversary-jacobi-medical-center/10455032/)