Newborn baby in the US becomes ‘world’s youngest COVID-19 victim’

A six-week-old baby with coronavirus has died in Connecticut – reportedly the youngest person to die after catching the disease.

Connecticut governor Ned Lamont tweeted his “heartbreaking sadness” in confirming the first paediatric death in the state linked to COVID-19.

It is unclear if the baby had underlying health conditions.

The confirmed coronavirus-linked death toll in the US has almost doubled in three days to 5,137, with 216,722 confirmed cases.

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