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Girl under 10 is youngest person to die of COVID-19 in Houston, city health officials say

A girl under the age of 10 is the city’s youngest confirmed pediatric COVID-19 death, the Houston Health Department announced Wednesday.

A girl under the age of 10 is the city’s youngest confirmed pediatric COVID-19 death, the Houston Health Department announced Wednesday.

Summary

  • The nations COVID-19 death toll stands at around 800,000 as the anniversary of the U.S. vaccine rollout arrives.
  • (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)HOUSTON – A girl under the age of 10 is the city’s youngest confirmed pediatric COVID-19 death, the Houston Health Department announced Wednesday.
  • Privacy laws prevent the health department from providing any other identifiable information.
  • Since COVID-19 vaccination began, nearly all Texas COVID-19 deaths are among people who are not fully vaccinated.
  • The health department provides dozens of free COVID-19 vaccination and testing sites across the city.