Nine-year-old girl is the youngest to die from coronavirus in Florida, state health officials say
Source: CNN
By Denise Royal and Rosa Flores, CNN 30 mins ago
A 9-year-old girl with no known underlying health conditions is the youngest person to die from coronavirus complications in Florida, officials said.
Kimora "Kimmie" Lynum died on July 18 in Putnam County, according to Florida Department of Health records. It confirmed her identity and said she's the state's youngest coronavirus fatality.
She had no pre-existing health issues and her mother took her to the hospital due to a high fever, said family spokesman Dejeon Cain. The hospital sent her home and she collapsed a short time later, Cain said.
"She was always happy and made everybody happy. She was phenomenal," said Cain, who's also her cousin.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/23/health/florida-coronavirus-child-death/index.html
orange-vi-Ru$-$ia's gangster Regime's got new unnecessary blood on their hands.
progressive nobody
(816 posts)Sending healing vibes and warmest, comforting wishes to her family and friend.
SaveOurDemocracy
(4,400 posts)This will become common if schools open while this pandemic rages.
Yeehah
(4,601 posts)Rick Scott's grand-kids will be distance learning!
pazzyanne
(6,560 posts)Another senseless death that should not have happened if people in charge had been doing the job they were elected to do. Prayers and peace .
Initech
(100,139 posts)Judi Lynn
(160,662 posts)Rest in Peace, Kimora Lynum.
JCMach1
(27,590 posts)Cases among children have been extremely high there opposed to the national average and they are opening in-person school in a few weeks.
Opening school in the old, horribly ventilated schools.