Two shocking deaths resulting from coronavirus are baffling medical professionals.
WREX TV reported: Illinois Governor J.B. Prtizker has announced the state’s first infant death due to COVID-19.
The governor made the announcement on Saturday in Chicago. The Illinois Department of Health reports the infant is from Cook County. An age for the infant was not given.
“There has never before been a death associated with COVID-19 in an infant. A full investigation is underway to determine the cause of death,” said IDPH Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike. “We must do everything we can to prevent the spread of this deadly virus. If not to protect ourselves, but to protect those around us.” Details on the infant’s death are not known at this time.
While coronavirus deaths have primarily been in those above 50-years-old, the disease has also been sending younger people to the ICU in larger than expected numbers – and in some cases, claiming younger victims.
In France, doctors have reported that 50% of ICU patients are under 60-years-old, while in the Netherlands, half are under 50, Zerohedge reported.
The L.A Times reported on a man with no underlying medical conditions who died from Covid-19.
25-year-old pharmacy technician whose body was found on Wednesday at a home in the Coachella valley neighborhood of La Quinta in California where he was in self-quarantine. The San Diego resident’s identity has not been disclosed.
Health officials report that the deceased 25-year-old was exposed to the virus outside of Riverside county. It is important to note that while the man had no underlying health conditions, he did not go to the ER, where he could have been given one of several experimental treatments and been put on a life-saving ventilator, the L.A Times reported
“This is a deeply saddening reminder that COVID-19 kills the young and healthy too,” said Riverside County public health officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser. “Stay safe. Keep travel and errands to essentials, and observe social distance no matter how young or well you are. Our condolences and thoughts are with everyone this pandemic has touched.”
According to the Times, the majority of coronavirus cases in this specific county are under 50-years-old however there have been a total of eight COVID-19 deaths in riverside county in individuals over the age of 70 – most of whom had underlying health problems. As of Friday afternoon, there were 183 cases in the county.
