‘It’s not a conspiracy. It’s real.’: Residents share coronavirus stories of death, depression and despair in online discussion

Eades said his father, a well-known community activist in Annapolis, had been checking in with him regularly, encouraging him to wear a mask and take precautions to fend off the virus. On July 13, his dad called with a different message: He had the virus. Three days later, Eades got a text from his father saying he wasn’t feeling well and was going to the hospital.

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