12 Year-Old Infected With COVID-19 Dies In Belgium

A 12-year-old girl confirmed infected with COVID-19 has died in Belgium, health officials said on Tuesday, March 31, 2020.

A government spokesman, Dr Emmanuel Andre, revealed that the young age of the fatality is a very rare occurrence.

It was the first death of a child in the coronavirus crisis gripping Belgium, which has now recorded a total 705 deaths from the disease it causes, according to the latest official toll.