ERNAKULAM: A four-month old child succumbed to covid-19 in Kerala's Kozhikode Medical College on Friday, according to hospital authorities.
The child from Malappuram district’s Manjeri had a congenital heart defect and had tested positive for covid-19 on Wednesday after developing pneumonia recently, the hospital said.
The state has been unable to establish the source of infection in the child, even as a relative has tested positive for the disease, local reports said.
Parents of the child have reportedly claimed that the said relative had no interactions with deceased. The parents had tested negative earlier, and a fresh result is expected on Friday.