Coronavirus | Six-week-old newborn dead, says Connecticut State Governor

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

April 02, 2020 05:01 am | Updated 05:06 am IST - New York

Residents of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey are among the millions of Americans ordered to stay home unless they work jobs deemed essential.

Residents of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey are among the millions of Americans ordered to stay home unless they work jobs deemed essential.

A six-week-old infant has died of complications relating to COVID-19, the governor of the U.S. State of Connecticut said Wednesday, in one of the youngest recorded deaths from the virus.

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Governor Ned Lamont tweeted that the newborn was “brought unresponsive to a hospital late last week and could not be revived.”

“Testing confirmed last night that the newborn was COVID-19 positive,” he said and added, “This is absolutely heartbreaking. We believe this is one of the youngest lives lost anywhere due to complications relating to COVID-19.”

Last week, Illinois authorities said 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.

The fast-spreading virus that has caused at least 4,476 deaths in the United States is believed to be more dangerous for older adults, though increasingly it appears to be also sending younger patients to the hospital as well.

New York State, which Connecticut borders, has been particularly hard hit by COVID-19, accounting for nearly 2,000 of the U.S. deaths. Residents of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey are among the millions of Americans ordered to stay home unless they work jobs deemed essential.

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The Tri-State area has posted over 100,000 cases. “This is a virus that attacks our most fragile without mercy,” Mr. Lamont tweeted. “This also stresses the importance of staying home and limiting exposure to other people. Your life and the lives of others could literally depend on it.”

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