'COVID-19 Confirmed' 4-Month-Old Boy and 7-Year-Old Girl Receiving Home Treatment Die... Consecutive Infant Deaths

Officials at a home treatment management medical institution are monitoring the patient's condition through the home treatment system. The photo is not related to any specific part of the article. Photo by Asia Economy

[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] Following the death of a 4-month-old boy who was receiving home treatment after being diagnosed with COVID-19 in Suwon on the 22nd, a 7-year-old girl in Yecheon-gun, Gyeongbuk, also died while undergoing treatment.

According to the police and fire authorities, at 1:52 p.m. on the 22nd, a 119 emergency call was received from the parents of a 4-month-old boy, A, in Gwonseon-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, reporting that "the baby infected with COVID-19 is not breathing."

Boy A had tested positive for COVID-19 on the 18th along with other family members and was receiving home treatment.

The ambulance team dispatched in response to the parents' report immediately transported boy A to Ajou University Hospital, arriving at 1:59 p.m., just 7 minutes after the call was received, but boy A ultimately passed away. Health authorities are investigating the cause of death and other details.

A mobilization order for additional 119 ambulances is being issued to support the transport of COVID-19 patients at the Jamsil Sports Complex parking lot in Songpa-gu, Seoul. The photo is unrelated to the specific part of the article. Photo by Asia Economy

Meanwhile, according to health authorities and Yecheon-gun officials, girl A, who was diagnosed with COVID-19 and receiving treatment at a university hospital in Daegu, died on the 23rd. Girl A was classified as a general management group for home treatment after testing positive on the 18th.

Girl A was in self-quarantine and receiving treatment with her family, including her parents and older brother.

It was reported that girl A’s symptoms worsened starting from the 20th while being treated at her home in Yecheon, Gyeongbuk. She complained of abdominal pain and chest pain and showed refusal to eat.

Subsequently, girl A was transferred to a hospital in Yeongju on the 20th for treatment. However, her condition deteriorated further, and she was transferred to Chilgok Kyungpook National University Hospital on the 21st, where she passed away around 4 p.m. the following day, the 22nd.

An official from the authorities stated, "The cause of death was confirmed as acute myocarditis, but further investigation is underway to determine if there is any connection to COVID-19."

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