‘I Thought that Was It’: North Las Vegas man recounts COVID battle

NORD-LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in southern Nevada, a man from northern Las Vegas shares his experience fighting the virus. Marcus Cosio tells 8 News Now it was one of the worst things he went through in his life.

Today Cosio is recovering and pondering his decision not to wear a mask and to get his vaccine.

“I remember feeling unable to breathe and not being able to catch my breath,” he recalls.

Cosio, who is 29 years old, is still struggling to survive after contracting COVID in July.

“No idea. I work and I keep a lot of safety and I respect the distance and so on, ”he said. “It only got me through a crack somewhere.”

The father of two tells us at the beginning that he did everything he could to get better, but his health deteriorated and he was admitted to MountainView Hospital.

“I got up and ran to the bathroom, and I held onto the toilet, tried to use the toilet, coughed and gasped,” said Cosio. “And at that one point I thought that was it.”

He says his previous decisions could have prevented this nightmare, starting with wearing masks and receiving the vaccine. He hopes this will motivate others to get their chance.

“I was never really against the vaccine. I wanted to wait for it, ”explained Cosio. “I didn’t get the vaccine in time. I should have got it sooner if it had meant that it would have helped me so much. ”

He says he can’t get his COVID-19 vaccine until October. Until then, he says he will put the mask back on and keep his distance.