Six-week-old newborn dies due to coronavirus disease in Connecticut

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A six-week-old infant is believed to be the youngest patient to die from the novel coronavirus disease, Connecticut's governor said Wednesday.

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Governor Ned Lamont tweeted that the newborn was "brought unresponsive to a hospital late last week and could not be revived."

"Testing confirmed last night that the newborn was COVID-19 positive," Lamont said. "This is absolutely heartbreaking. We believed this is one of the youngest lives lost anywhere due to complications in relation to COVID-19."

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