A care home nurse died with Covid-19 just days after her granddaughter was born.
Karen Hutton died at home in Carnoustie, Angus, on April 28 after testing positive for the virus.
The 58-year-old was employed as a staff nurse in the dementia unit at Lochleven Care Home in Broughty Ferry, Dundee.
Her only daughter, Lauren, gave birth to a baby girl just two weeks ago, according to care home operators Thistle Healthcare.
Andrew Chalmers-Gall, manager of Lochleven Care Home, said: “Karen was a tenacious advocate for her residents and she always put their needs first.
“She was extremely excited about the recent birth of her granddaughter.
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“She was a much-loved friend and colleague, and she’ll be missed terribly by everyone at Lochleven.”
Ms Hutton was a registered mental health nurse and completed her bachelor degree in nursing in 2006.
She began working at Lochleven on April 17 last year.
Rhonda Ormshaw, director of Thistle Healthcare, said: “Everyone at Thistle Healthcare is devastated by the loss of our colleague Karen.
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“Like all of our staff, she was wholeheartedly committed to the residents in her care, and even before she joined the team she was very well-known and respected by our staff and residents.
“We know her family will feel her loss particularly acutely and our thoughts are with them at this very sad time.”
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