Connecticut Newborn Baby With Coronavirus Dies
The 6-week-old was taken to hospital unresponsive late last week and could not be resuscitated.
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A Connecticut newborn baby infected with the coronavirus has died, the state’s governor confirmed on Wednesday. The 6-week-old child—from the Hartford area—was taken to a hospital late last week unresponsive and could not be resuscitated, Gov. Ned Lamont said. “Testing confirmed last night that the newborn was COVID-19 positive... This is absolutely heartbreaking. We believe this is one of the youngest lives lost anywhere due to complications relating to COVID-19,” he said. “This is a virus that attacks our most fragile without mercy.” A 9-month-old baby with coronavirus also died in Illinois recently.
It is with heartbreaking sadness today that we can confirm the first pediatric fatality in Connecticut linked to #COVID19. A 6-week-old newborn from the Hartford area was brought unresponsive to a hospital late last week and could not be revived. (1/3)
— Governor Ned Lamont (@GovNedLamont) April 1, 2020
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