A baby aged just 29 days has become one of the world’s youngest coronavirus victims.
The newborn, from Batangas, a province in the Philippines, died in hospital from sepsis after suffering breathing difficulties.
During a televised briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said: ” The youngest fatality for COVID-19 is a 29-day-old from Batangas. He died because of late onset sepsis due to severe respiratory infection.”
Prior to the baby boy’s death, the youngest coronavirus victim from the Philippines was a 7-year-old girl from Pangasinan who died due to hypovolemic shock caused by acute gastroenteritis and severe dehydration.
The Philippines’ health ministry on Wednesday reported 14 new coronavirus deaths and 230 additional infections.
In a bulletin, the health ministry said coronavirus deaths have reached 349 while total confirmed cases have increased to 5,453, keeping the Philippines as the country with the most infections in Southeast Asia.
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