In Rochester, there were 488 new cases and a total of 7,237 cases. There were 45 deaths from influenza, with a total of 225 deaths in the City. There were 72 deaths from lobar pneumonia too date. The youngest were: 6-month-old Guiseppe Giglio, 10-month-old, Mildred Schoeffler, 1-year-olds Mary Zachorhue, Ducille Leippe,  Venere Cassera, Mary Wasoska, and Eileen Holenstein, and 2-year-olds, Luigi Monticelli, and Annie Vitale. One year old, Guiseppe’s family also had to deal with the death of his father, 35-year-old, Alfonso Gigillo.  At the Hahnemann Hospital on the 23rd six members of the same family were admitted.

 

 

© words by Dane DeMarle 5/6/2020