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Coronavirus: Seven-month-old boy tests positive as mum pleads 'stay at home'

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The mother of a seven-month-old boy in South Carolina who tested positive for coronvirus is urging people to stay home to keep others safe.

Courtney Watts Doster had her son tested for the virus on Monday, after he developed a high fever. After several hours talking to South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) and Prisma Health hospital on the phone, she was able to get him a test at Urgent Care.

Later that day Emmett's temperature spiked and he spent the night in hospital. Initially Doster was not sure whether she would be able to have her baby tested for COVID-19.

But results came back positive on Tuesday. He is believed to be the youngest in the US to be diagnosed. It's unclear where the baby contracted

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