Carlos Francisco Vallejo, 57, is believed to have been infected by one of his patients and five family members ended up sick with coronavirus including his wife and father Dr.

Carlos Francisco Vallejo (left), 57, is believed to have been infected by one of his 76 patients at three nursing homes. The father-of-three took care of his dad Dr.

Jorge (pictured right, before his retirement), 89, and both were admitted to hospital in Florida on June 27.

'We just lost basically both of our anchors of our whole entire family,' CBS4 News reporter Jessica Vallejo told the Miami Herald.

Jorge – who fled Cuba for Florida with his wife and children - delivered eight of his nine grandchildren.

Jorge told the Miami Herald in 1992, about delivering Baby Zascha.

'He was such a giving doctor that if his patients were going through a hard time… he would see them for free and tell them not to worry about it.'?

Carlos's son Charlie (center) told the station: 'Just like firefighters put their life on the line, we do the same going into hospitals

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