The death of young Julie, 16, had already created a stir in France. This Saturday evening, the stupor invades the United States while the governor of Illinois announced the death of a "very young child" of the coronavirus. Before clarifying that he was less than a year old.
"Today, I have terribly sad information to announce ..." had introduced his press conference the governor JB Pritzker, aware of the thunderclap that this drama would cause. And to continue: “I know how difficult this news is to accept, especially when it comes to a very young child. "
A child without any other pathology?
The Illinois Department of Health has not specified whether the baby suffered from other conditions. But the disease is said to save children relatively, and very young victims are very rare.
The United States has become this week the country of the world having recorded the greatest number of cases of contaminations with the new coronavirus. Almost 120,000 people have been made official.
In the evening, authorities also announced that the 2,000 dead mark had been exceeded. President Donald Trump has also raised the possibility of putting New York under house arrest, as well as New Jersey, "maybe one or two other places" and "certain parts of Connecticut".