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Sumith Premachandra, 55, is the youngest person in Victoria to die of COVID-19 Source: Herald Sun   Family pays tribute as local transmissions rise A 55-YEAR-OLD nurse working in the disability sector is Victoria’s youngest person to die of COVID-19. Father of two Sumith Premachandra was remembered by grieving relatives as a “giant teddy bear” with a “gentle heart” who was working on the healthcare front line. His family was at the hospital but could not be by his bedside when he died on Sunday. “Our hearts are broken into a million pieces. He was the most charismatic, kind-hearted, generous, hilarious, loveable, godly and caring man you would ever meet.” his daughters, Sharyn and Gillain Gaetano, wrote in an online tribute. “Our dad was a disability nurse, a healthcare worker on the front line, but for those of you who aren’t taking COVID-19 seriously, it may be hard not to see ...