A newborn baby has died after his mother tested positive for coronavirus. Coolio Carl Justin John Morgan, from Maesteg near Bridgend, South Wales, was born at the nearby Princess of Wales Hospital on Saturday, May 2.
An inquest heard the baby was diagnosed with a low heart rate - fetal bradycardia - before being transferred to Singleton Hospital in Swansea.
Sadly his condition deteriorated and he died shortly afterwards. NHS England said the baby died on May 5. Shortly after he was born, his mother was found to have tested positive for coronavirus, Lauren Howitt, the senior coroner's officer, told the brief hearing at Pontypridd Coroners' Court on Wednesday. "The mother was found to be Covid-19 positive soon after delivery," she said.