Home Believe It or Not Elderly Woman Dies after Being Smacked for Not Social Distancing in NY Hospital Elderly Woman Dies after Being Smacked for Not Social Distancing in NY Hospitaladmin Mar 30, 2020 0 Comments An 86-year-old woman awaiting treatment for bowel blockage at a Brooklyn hospital yesterday died after being punched by a fellow patient — for not engaging in “social distancing” amid the coronavirus, law-enforcement sources told the Post on Sunday.