Eight retirees contracted coronavirus from they think was their regular poker games.
BTW, Beverly and Fred were a couple, and they reportedly died in the same room -- he went first ... and she passed a few days later.
The survivors say they suspect their meet-ups are what triggered the mass infections, as one of them had a bad cough and was sniffling during their final poker game -- though no one thought much of it at the time. Their last game was just outside Miami on March 12. Shortly afterward, all the other retirees tested positive for coronavirus, with several needing to be hospitalized, including the above-mentioned trio.-- who survived despite spending nine days in the hospital herself -- says she thought she'd die.
The craziest part of the story -- first reported by the South Florida SunSentinel -- is that many of the retirees were apparently still hitting casinos before and after the group's final game.
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