A 6 week old baby has died with Coronavirus in Connecticut, U.S.A.
Ned Lamont, the governer for Connecticut, tweeted his heartbreaking sadness. The baby is not believed to have any underlying health conditions. This baby is sadly the youngest confirmed Covid-19 death worldwide.
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
The U.S. case / death toll figures continue to increase dramatically with 215,357 confirmed cases, 201,366 of which are active and 5,113 confirmed Coronavirus deaths. There are now over 700,000 active cases worldwide, and growth is currently exponential.