Kozhikode : A four-year-old baby, with pre-existing medical conditions, died after being diagnosed with Covid-19 at Kozhikode Medical College.
The child, belonging to couple native to Manjusheri in Malappuram, was under treatment for heart disease and other complications when she also tested positive for the virus. The child suffered heart attack even as she arrived at the hospital.
The child was underweight and had growth disorders. The end came at 8.30 this morning. Health Minister KK Shailaja said, doctors at the hospital and medical staff put in all efforts possible save the child's life, but there were multiple disorders including congential heart disease and pre-existing respiratory condition, that eventually overwhelmed.
The death takes State Covid toll to now 3. Incidentally, the child’s parents have shown no presence of the virus and the cause of child’s infection remains to be traced.Health Minister
