14-Month-Old Baby D.i.e.d Of CO.VID-19, India's Youngest Victim Of The Novel Coronavirus

In a tragic incident, a 14-year-old baby in Gujarat's Jamnagar died of CO.VID-19 with multiple organ failure. He was also the first reported case of the novel Coronavirus in the Jamnagar district.

The ill-fated baby was the son of a migrant worker with no travel history. He was taken to the hospital on April 5 in a critical condition. Ever since he was diagnosed with CO.VID-19, he had been on life support until he passed away on Tuesday for multiple organ failure.

According to an official report, the toddler’s parents are casual laborers from Uttar Pradesh and they worked at factories in the port city. The couple has no symptoms of the disease and has no travel history in the last few months.

Parents of the baby are now under quarantine and the village where they live have been locked down to stop the virus from spreading.

In Gujarat alone, there are 175 confirmed cases of CO.VID-19 and the pandemic has claimed the lives of 16 people. As of April 8, India has 5,360 confirmed cases with Tamil Nadu having 690 cases.

India is considering extending the duration of the CO.VID-19 lockdown beyond the April 14 mark. This idea was brought forward by several experts and state government chiefs as the pandemic shows no sign of slowing down.

So far, no official announcement has been made regarding this issue but the plan of keeping the whole country under lockdown until the end of April is being considered.

Most big states agree on further lockdown as last week saw a steady rise in the number of cases. The final decision is expected to come out in the next few days.

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