The Malta Independent 25 August 2026, Tuesday
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Coronavirus: 13-day-old baby becomes one of UK's youngest victims

Friday, 19 June 2020, 07:27 Last update: about 7 years ago

A 13-day-old baby has become one of the youngest people to die with coronavirus in the UK. Sky News reports.

The child had no underlying health conditions.

The youngster's death comes as it was announced a further 135 people who tested positive for COVID-19 had lost their lives.

It brings the total fatalities in all settings in the UK, including hospitals, care homes and the wider community, to 42,288.

And the number of people who have been infected with coronavirus has passed 300,000 for the first time.

A total of 300,469 in the UK have now been diagnosed with the virus, after 1,218 more tested positive.

There have been 62 further COVID-19 related deaths in hospitals in England, while Wales has reported five new fatalities and Scotland two.

 

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