Texas COVID-19 in children: Galveston County reports first death from pediatric coronavirus

GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) – Galveston County reports its first COVID-19 pediatric death.

According to a announcement made by the county health district on Thursday the girl was 10 or younger.

She died of the virus on Tuesday, September 7. It is not known if the girl had any underlying health issues.

Health officials said this was the first COVID-related death of such a young person in Galveston County.

The girl was a student at a school in Galveston County, although county health officials said they did not believe she contracted the virus on campus.

According to Dr Philip Keizer of the Galveston County Health Authority, the girl was in pre-K.

The death of the girl will be reported on health district coronavirus dashboard with Friday’s case update.
This occurs almost three weeks after city ​​of houston reported first pediatric COVID death without underlying health problems.

The Houston boy, who was between 10 and 19, was not vaccinated, the city reported. He died at the end of July in a Houston hospital.

The city said although he tested positive for the virus, it is not known whether he was infected with a variant of COVID.