GALVESTON, Texas - A little girl in Galveston County has sadly passed away from COVID-19, health officials say it is the first coronavirus-related death involving a child in the area.
The Galveston County Health Department (GCHD) did not disclose the girl's exact age but say she was between the ages 0 - 10-years-old and passed away Tuesday, September 7th.
"This is the youngest COVID-19 related death the health district has reported and the first in someone 10 and younger," officials said in a press release.
The child did attend school in Galveston County, but it does not appear she contracted the virus from school.
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