An toddler youthful than one yr outdated has died in Chicago, after testing constructive for the Covid-19 coronavirus. The kid is probably the primary toddler within the US to die of the lethal illness.
The kid’s dying was reported by the Illinois Division of Public Well being (IDPH) on Saturday. Although Covid-19 has not but been named because the conclusive explanation for dying, the kid was identified with the sickness earlier than passing away.
“There has by no means earlier than been a dying related to COVID-19 in an toddler,” IDPH Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike stated in a press release. “We should do the whole lot we will to stop the unfold of this lethal virus. If to not shield ourselves, however to guard these round us.”
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Whereas Ezike said that the kid’s dying is a primary, a gaggle of Chinese language medical doctors reported a ten-month-old child dying in Wuhan, China, in the beginning of the outbreak. The toddler reportedly had a preexisting bowel situation, and died of a number of organ failure after prognosis.
Youngsters and infants will not be presently thought-about in danger from Covid-19. In response to the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention, “older adults and individuals who have extreme underlying medical circumstances” are essentially the most susceptible to the virus. In Illinois, 12 of the opposite 13 deaths reported on Saturday had been of individuals of their 50s or older.
85 % of the 47 Covid-19 deaths within the state to date have been amongst folks aged 60 and above.
Nationwide, practically 120,000 People have been contaminated and virtually 6,000 killed by the Covid-19 coronavirus. With these numbers rising every single day, President Donald Trump introduced on Saturday that he’s contemplating quarantining “scorching spots” like New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, in a bid to sluggish the unfold.
I’m giving consideration to a QUARANTINE of growing “scorching spots”, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. A choice will probably be made, a method or one other, shortly.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 28, 2020
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