Six-week-old baby dies of coronavirus in US

A six-week-old baby has died from the novel coronavirus in the US state of Connecticut and is believed to be the youngest patient to die from the deadly virus.

State Governor Ned Lamont took to Twitter and said, “It was heartbreaking sadness today that we can confirm the first pediatric fatality in Connecticut linked to COVID-19.”

The State Governor further stated that the newborn was brought unresponsive to a hospital late last week and could not be revived, adding, “Testing confirmed last night that the newborn was COVID-19 positive.”

He said, “This is absolutely heartbreaking. We believe this is one of the youngest lives lost anywhere due to complications relating to COVID-19.”

Earlier last week, Illinois authorities reported that they were investigating the death of a child “younger than one year” who had tested positive for coronavirus. According to local media that infant was nine months old.

So far, the novel coronavirus has claimed lives of more than 5,000 people in the United States and has affected more than 215,000 people.

The fast-spreading virus is believed to be more dangerous for older adults, though increasingly it appears to be also sending younger patients to hospitals as well.