A 5-year-old girl became the first child to die from COVID-19, after she died on Sunday morning at Beaumont Royal Oak.
The family of Skylar Herbert confirmed the information Sunday night.
Before Sunday, the youngest person who died from coronavirus in Michigan was 20-years-old.
Beaumont Health released a statement Sunday night.
“The loss of a child, at any time, under any circumstances, is a tragedy. We are heartbroken that COVID-19 has taken the life of a child. We extend our deepest sympathy to Skylar’s family and all others who have lost a loved one to this virus. Beaumont Health’
This is coming after Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) updated Nigerians on the number of COVID-19 cases in the country.
The Control center indicated that Nigeria has a total of 627 COVID-19 cases as at Sunday, April 19, 2020
“Eighty-six new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;
70 in Lagos7 in FCT3 in Katsina3 in Akwa Ibom1 in Jigawa1 in Bauchi1 in Borno
As at 11:50 pm 19th April there are 627 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
Discharged: 170Deaths: 21.”
