Two children die of coronavirus in Lahore

LAHORE:

Two children died of coronavirus in Children Hospital Lahore on Wednesday while 18 more are under treatment at the facility.

Hospital staff revealed that the first victim, an 11-day-old infant, was admitted to the hospital for cardiac treatment. Later the child tested positive for Covid-19 that led to his death. The second child did not survive a fever which was a consequence of coronavirus infection.

An official of the Children Hospital revealed that at least seven new Covid-19 cases among juveniles were detected during the last 24 hours.

The third wave of the pandemic has infected several school kids and the infection rate is higher than its predecessor.

Syed Hammad Raza, a spokesperson for the Punjab Health Department, said he was aware of the juvenile deaths at the Children Hospital and was concerned about the alarming rate of infection among children. “These deaths were indeed caused by coronavirus,” he added.

He said the department was wary of the threat caused by the contagion and therefore asked the hospital administration to establish a coronavirus ward for infected young.

“Children are equally threatened by the virus just like adults,” the spokesperson underscored.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 1^st, 2021.