Infant who died from COVID-19 in Kansas is the second child death reported by KDHE

Kansas public health officials reported a second child death from COVID-19 this week.

Kansas Department of Health and Environment data showed a child, who was less than 1 year old, died with COVID-19 as either the underlying cause of death or a significant contributing factor to death.

“KDHE added an infant to the deaths connected to COVID-19 this week,” agency spokesperson Kristi Zears said in an email. “The individual passed away in November. The death certificate was finalized this week, connecting the death to COVID-19, which is the reason the death recently appeared in our totals. Due to patient privacy laws, we are unable to provide further details about the individual.”

The state agency has now reported 5,156 deaths from COVID-19 during the coronavirus pandemic. Two of those were children. The other child was a 6-year-old, who also died in November, but their death was first reported in February.

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