CBS News is mourning the loss of one of our own to the coronavirus. Maria Mercader, whose career at CBS News spanned more than three decades, was always a guiding spirit and a shining light. She battled health problems for decades, but she used her deep faith…

Maria Mercader fought cancer and "related illnesses" for more than 20 years before battling coronavirus.

And the president extends social distancing guidelines through the end of the month.

Social distancing guidelines that have shut down cites across the US have been extended to April 30 as a top US health official warns that 100,000 or more people could die in the US from the novel coronavirus.

CBS News producer and talent executive Maria Mercader died of Covid-19 in New York Sunday, CBS said. She was 54.

CBS News producer and talent executive Maria Mercader died of Covid-19 in New York Sunday, CBS said. She was 54.

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The coronavirus has hit home for CBS News. It has taken a beloved member of our family, Maria Mercader. Anthony Mason has more.

CBS News producer and talent executive Maria Mercader died of Covid-19 in New York Sunday, CBS said. She was 54.

Maria was 54 and died from the Covid-19 coronavirus in a New York hospital. She had been on medical leave for an unrelated matter since the last week in February.

Maria was 54 and died from the Covid-19 coronavirus in a New York hospital. She had been on medical leave for an unrelated matter since the last week in February.

CBS News is mourning the loss of Maria Mercader, a network veteran who covered breaking news for nearly three decades and, most recently, helped shape strategy for the network's correspondents and reporters. Maria was 54 and died from coronavirus in a New Yor…

Longtime CBS journalist Maria Mercader died Sunday from the coronavirus, CBS Evening News announc...

CBS News is mourning Maria Mercader, a longtime journalist with the network who died in a New York hospital after battling coronavirus. She was 54.

CBS News is mourning Maria Mercader, a longtime journalist with the network who died in a New York hospital after battling coronavirus. She was 54.

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RT @J4nitzio: @BenGConnolly @PunishedBay Ramon Mercader's cousin Maria married wonderful Italian neorealist actor and director Vittorio de…

RT @HuffPost: The 54-year-old cancer survivor had been on medical leave for an unrelated issue since February. https://t.co/lnSrhNBDxy

RT @XtraordinaryPp: @kylegriffin1 @NBCNews Remembering some of the American journalists who died in 2020 from #COVID19 Maria Mercader, @CB…

RT @XtraordinaryPp: @kylegriffin1 @NBCNews Remembering some of the American journalists who died in 2020 from #COVID19 Maria Mercader, @CB…

RT @XtraordinaryPp: @kylegriffin1 @NBCNews Remembering some of the American journalists who died in 2020 from #COVID19 Maria Mercader, @CB…

This video honors the memory of OPC friends and colleagues who died in 2020, including Maria Mercader, Jacqueline Albert Simon, Seymour "Top" Topping, Richard Stolley and Rosalind Massow Luger. https://t.co/HPk79Q2TJt #OPCAwards82

These are more than just numbers. These are our family - like my uncle Robert, our friends - like Maria Mercader from CBS News who died from COVID complications. https://t.co/8XHW1ZXGAr

RT @fenity: Her name was Maria Mercader. https://t.co/tZ517m0QS9 https://t.co/jAHR2a8r76

RT @AmericaDialogue: Remembering Maria Mercader, CBS News journalist for three decades https://t.co/8YXl5t5QVL

RT @CBSNews: Maria Mercader, our beloved CBS News colleague, died from COVID-19 on Sunday at age 54. "It's nearly impossible to be someone…

Listening to names of COVID deaths being read on @NPR @BrianLehrer and grateful to hear @CBSNews colleague Maria Mercader’s name voiced aloud #neverforget #RIP https://t.co/rWQ4GbzY6x

RT @CaryChow_: Had some thoughts about being Asian-American during #COVID19. Tried to make it relatable to all of us. My latest for @TheUnd…

Thanks for that beautiful tribute to Maria Mercader @DavidBegnaud She was such a special person #covid19

RT @PENamerica: In memoriam: @CBSNews director of talent strategy Maria Mercader passed away on March 29 due to complications from the coro…

RT @PENamerica: In memoriam: @CBSNews director of talent strategy Maria Mercader passed away on March 29 due to complications from the coro…

RT @PENamerica: In memoriam: @CBSNews director of talent strategy Maria Mercader passed away on March 29 due to complications from the coro…

In memoriam: @CBSNews director of talent strategy Maria Mercader passed away on March 29 due to complications from the coronavirus. “I called Maria a ‘warrior,’ she was. Maria was a gift we cherished,” CBS News president Susan Zirinsky told CBS News. https://t.co/fjgYSzcaYL https://t.co/tiueVZ03Je

RT @EpochOpinion: Other prominent figures that contracted the #CCPVirus: — Lawrence Bacow, president of @Harvard University — Maria Mercade…

RT @IDRichards: Maria Mercader was a dear friend and mentor to so many. Me included. Devastating loss indeed. Miss her laughter.

Maria Mercader was a dear friend and mentor to so many. Me included. Devastating loss indeed. Miss her laughter. https://t.co/Az1UKMulmQ

A really lovely and thoughtful piece from Raul. I’d also include Maria Mercader, a devastating loss in March 2020 #QEPD https://t.co/vY5KQVPYav