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State Officials: Child, 4, Is NJ's First Pediatric Coronavirus Death State Officials: Child, 4, Is NJ's First Pediatric Coronavirus Death
State Officials: Child, 4, Is NJ's First Pediatric Coronavirus Death A 4-year-old child was New Jersey's first reported coronavirus death of a person under the age of 18, state officials announced Friday. The child's name, hometown and other details will not be released to protect the privacy of the child and the family, NJ Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli said. The child had an underlying medical condition, Gov. Phil Murphy added. "It's the only fatality we've had under the age of 18," he said. "We're going to leave it at that." The news comes days after 15 New York City children were reported to have contracted Kawasaki disease, an inflammatory …

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