TAKOMA PARK, MD — The family of Wogene Debele — who died from COVID-19 shortly after giving birth to her fourth child — has set up a GoFundMe page to seek out financial assistance.

Wogene, a Takoma Park resident, contracted the new coronavirus shortly before her due date, according to the fundraiser. She died soon after giving birth to a baby boy named Levi. She never got the chance to meet him. She is survived by her husband, Yilma Asfaw Tadesse, and their four children —Mihret, 17, Naod, 10, Asher, 4, and Levi.