Coby Torda is in the ICU at Kaiser Moanalua and requires a ventilator to breathe. Earlier this month he was diagnosed with coronavirus and quickly deteriorated.
The 37-year old Ewa Beach man was in good health before contracting the virus.
His family says he went to the gym regularly and played volleyball weekly. They want people to understand, it’s not just the elderly or unhealthy at risk of serious complications from the virus.
“Very scary, very scary,” said Torda’s mother, Peggy Torda-Saballa.
She says her son started out with a cough about March 9, and the fever started shortly after.
He went to the emergency room on March 13 and got tested for coronavirus. While awaiting the results, he self-quarantined and his condition worsened.
“I was texting him throughout the week,” said Torda’s brother, Leyton. “Are you doing, OK? He goes ‘No, this is really bad.'”