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Infant Dies of COVID-19 in Louisiana, LDH Reports

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Officials with the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) are reporting death of an infant from COVID-19 on Wednesday, Aug. 25.

The baby was less than one-year-old, officials say.

This is the state’s first death of a child from COVID-19 in six months, according to LDH.

State health officials reported 110 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday and the highest single-day death count on Tuesday, Aug. 24 with 139 Louisiana residents.

https://www.ksla.com/2021/08/25/infant-dies-covid-19-louisiana-ldh-reports/