One-year-old baby dies in the US from coronavirus.
A baby under one year old died in Chicago, USA, after testing positive for the coronavirus. "If you weren't paying attention, this could be your warning sign," said the director of the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Sputnik A baby under one year old has died in Chicago after testing positive for the coronavirus. This is possibly the first death of a child in the US due to COVID-19.
The child's death was reported on Saturday (28) by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), RT reported.
"We hadn't had any child deaths due to COVID-19," declared the director of IDPH, Dr. Ngozi Ezike. "We need to do everything to prevent the spread of this virus. Not only to protect ourselves, but also those around us."
Although the cause of death has not yet been confirmed, the baby tested positive for COVID-19 shortly before passing away.
"If you weren't paying attention, this could be your warning sign," Ezike said.
Illinois Governor Jay Robert Pritzker announced the opening of an investigation to establish the cause of death and determine if the child had any pre-existing health conditions.
Risk to children
Another case of a child's death was recorded in the Chinese city of Wuhan at the beginning of the novel coronavirus epidemic. At the time, authorities reported that the ten-month-old baby, who suffered from intestinal complications, died from multiple organ failure.
However, cases of children becoming infected are rare, and they are not considered a high-risk group for COVID-19. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the most vulnerable are "older adults and people with pre-existing chronic conditions."
In the state of Illinois, 85% of the 47 COVID-19 deaths were recorded among people over the age of 60.
The US is the country most affected by the coronavirus pandemic. This Sunday (29), the American power had already confirmed 124.686 cases of the disease and 2.192 fatalities. The most affected states are New York, Washington and Louisiana.