Seven-year-old dies after testing positive for coronavirus
The child is thought to be among the youngest to have died with the virus
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While the risk from the virus to children is low, people with underlying conditions are known to be at higher risk of serious disease
Patients were aged between seven and 102 years old and all except 30 – aged 40 to 99 – had known underlying health conditions.
Dates of death ranged from January 4 to February 3 but the majority died on or after January 29.
Last year the parents of 10-year-old Fehzan Jamil, from Bradford, spoke of their “indescribable” pain following his death.
The young boy, who had a number of underlying health issues, including epilepsy, died in hospital after contracting the disease and was laid to rest in November.
Child aged seven dies as England coronavirus hospital deaths rise by 630
The child is thought to be among the youngest people to have died with the virus
The total number of confirmed deaths reported in hospitals is 74,249 (Image: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)
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