Eight children under the age of 18 years old have died of the virus in Florida.
A 6-year-old girl has become the youngest person known to die of COVID-19 in Florida. Eight children under the age of 18 years old have died of the virus in Florida, according to the health department's pediatric report.
Since March, 47,489 Florida residents under the age of 18 have tested positive for the virus. Nearly 600 of those patients were hospitalized. More than 7,000 positive cases among children occurred in the last two weeks alone. Before Friday's announcement, the state's youngest death was a 9-year-old girl with no known underlying health conditions in Putnam County in July.
Last week, new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that the number and rate of coronavirus cases in children in the U.S. have been"steadily increasing" between March and July.
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