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The coronavirus is damaging kidneys. Doctors worry that some survivors will need dialysis forever.

"The whole thing is just terrible," said a patient whose kidneys failed while she had COVID-19.

Sonia Toure's kidneys failed after she got COVID-19.  She now needs dialysis.  This photo was taken by a nurse at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York on May 6.  She went home May 12.  She said there is "no hope" that her kidneys will recover.
Sonia Toure's kidneys failed after she got COVID-19. She now needs dialysis. This photo was taken by a nurse at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York on May 6. She went home May 12. She said there is "no hope" that her kidneys will recover.Read moreCourtesy of Sonia Toure