Coronavirus: first known death of child with COVID-19 in the US

The first known death of a child due to the novel coronavirus in the United States was reported Tuesday, despite the disease not typically proving severe for juveniles.The death of a “youth under the age of 18” from Lancaster, just north of Los Angeles, was confirmed in a statement by county health officials.“COVID-19 does not discriminate by age, race or income level,” said Los Angeles County public health director Barbara Ferrer, using the scientific term for, the disease caused by the SARS…