Tragic & Scary! 14-Month-Old Baby Of Parents With No Travel Or Contact History Dies Of COVID-19
A 14-month-old baby boy, who had tested positive for coronavirus in Gujarat's Jamnagar district died on Tuesday, making him the youngest victim of the infection in India.?
The toddler, who was admitted to the hospital on Sunday died on Tuesday evening due to multiple organ failure.According to the hospital, the boy was in a critical condition ever since he was admitted to the hospital and was tested positive for coronavirus two days ago.?
He was on ventilator support and eventually died due to multiple organ failure.But what has left the doctors the administration perplexed is the source of the infection.?
The baby's parents, who are migrant labourers, originally from Uttar Pradesh and work in factories have no recent travel history or have not come in contact with anyone who has tested positive for COVID-19.?
Ever since the boy tested positive the parents have been quarantined and are under observation, but has not shown any symptoms of the infection yet.The locality where the couple resides in the Dared village near Jamnagar city has been put under complete lockdown to check the spread of the virus.?
On Tuesday, the total number of COVID-19 cases reached 179 in Gujarat which includes 16 deaths and 25 cured.?
The previously know youngest victim of the infection in India was a 25-year-old from Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.He had died on March 30 at the BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur, but his samples tested positive for Coronavirus only two days after his death.?
According to BRD Medical College authorities, the youth was believed to have liver and kidney issues and had been undergoing treatment for the last three months. He had also hidden his travel history to Mumbai, from the doctors which resulted in him getting admitted in a general ward initially.?
While the mortality rate of COVID-19 is around 2 percent, the same is much higher for senior citizens and those with underlying health conditions that compromise their immunity.?
As of Wednesday morning, India had a total of 5360 COVID-19 positive cases out of which 4728 are still under treatment while 468 have recovered and have been discharged. A total of 164 people have died of the infection in India so far.Maharashtra has the largest number of positive cases at 868 and also accounts for the largest number of deaths at 48. Tamil Nadu has 621 confirmed cases followed by Delhi and Telangana.
