12-year-old girl with coronavirus is on a ventilator

[Naaperushiva]

(CNN)Emma, a 12-year-old girl, is "fighting for her life" in an Atlanta hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus, according to her cousin.

Justin Anthony told CNN that Emma was diagnosed with pneumonia on March 15 and tested positive for coronavirus on Friday night. As of Saturday, she was on a ventilator and is currently in stable condition, Anthony said.

Emma had no pre-existing conditions. She has not traveled recently and it's unknown how she contracted the virus, according to Anthony.

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta-Scottish Rite Hospital confirmed that a current patient tested positive for Covid-19, though it declined to go into details.

 

 

 

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"The patient remains in isolation, and we have consistently used appropriate precautions. Additional details will not be released due to patient privacy laws," said hospital spokeswoman Jessica Pope.

Health experts have said that the elderly and those with underlying health conditions are most at risk of death from the novel coronavirus. Children are contracting and spreading the virus, but they are generally developing mild cases of the illness.

Out of nearly 45,000 confirmed cases in China through February 11, there was only one death in someone younger than 20, according to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and no deaths among children younger than 10.

Out of 731 confirmed and 1,412 suspected cases of Covid-19 in children in China, one child, a 14-year-old boy, died, according to a new study that will be published in the journal Pediatrics in June. Also, nearly 6% of children's cases were severe, compared with 18.5% of adults experiencing severe symptoms, the study found.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Doctor: For the first time in my career, I'm afraid 04:11

Young adults have better outcomes than the elderly, but they too are not immune to the virus.

A report issued Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows younger people are making up a big portion of hospitalizations. Up to 20% of people hospitalized with coronavirus in the United States are young adults between ages 20 to 44, the study showed.

The study analyzed the cases of about 2,500 patients in the US whose ages were known. There were no ICU admissions reported for those under age 19, the report said.

Anthony told CNN he has Emma's mother's approval to tell her story. He said he wants people to know the seriousness of coronavirus.

"I know first hand how dangerous it is," he said. "Everyone keeps saying 'it doesn't impact younger people.' But here's a 12-year-old fighting for her life. People need to practice social distancing. People need to take care of their children. People need to take this seriously."

On Sunday there were more than 500 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Georgia, including 20 deaths, according to the latest data.

CNN's Eric Levenson contributed to this report.

[Naaperushiva]

With no pre existing conditions anta...

[2020]

hope she recovers soon

[Naaperushiva]

yes kids ki raadhu antunnaru..but ee papa kento intha serious ayyindhi

[Catabolite]

4 minutes ago, Naaperushiva said:

yes kids ki raadhu antunnaru..but ee papa kento intha serious ayyindhi

US lo kids have less immunity than kids in China and India. 

[2020]

Just now, Catabolite said:

US lo kids have less immunity than kids in China and India. 

Kids here are very much immune same like any other country....I have kid so I know 

[Catabolite]

8 minutes ago, 2020 said:

Kids here are very much immune same like any other country....I have kid so I know 

I am sure kids here don't have granuloma like they do in India. 

[MiryalgudaMaruthiRao]

12 minutes ago, Catabolite said:

US lo kids have less immunity than kids in China and India. 

manam chinnappatinundi buradalo mattilo aadi mana immunity perigipoyindantava

[DummyVariable]

Just now, MiryalgudaMaruthiRao said:

manam chinnappatinundi buradalo mattilo aadi mana immunity perigipoyindantava

Immunity perganollu kooda untaru. But those kids are dead.

[johnydanylee]

1 minute ago, MiryalgudaMaruthiRao said:

manam chinnappatinundi buradalo mattilo aadi mana immunity perigipoyindantava

Definitely 

[MiryalgudaMaruthiRao]

Just now, DummyVariable said:

Immunity perganollu kooda untaru. But those kids are dead.

hmm

[Kool_SRG]

4 hours ago, Naaperushiva said:

yes kids ki raadhu antunnaru..but ee papa kento intha serious ayyindhi

Kids ki raadu ani cheppaledhu baa if it gets affected highly survival rate in kids below 10 or adults 60 plus who are senior citizens it less.. Thats why they are telling this age group to be doubly careful.. 

Italy lo antha mandhi povataniki reasons their's is country which has more % senior citizens count even European countries lo seem to have mentioned if positive patients who are 65 plus we aren't responsible for their lives and not able treat them. 

Guess situation is so bad over there and with less resources with high demand in hospitals for treatment they are attending more only to patients who have more survival chances ani talk.. Mari idhi entha varaku nijamo teliyadu gaani antha develop ayina desam lo kuda parasisthithi durbaram ga undi.