Seven-year-old with underlying conditions dies with Covid-19

The child is thought to be among the youngest to have died with the virus.

While the risk from the virus to children is low, people with underlying conditions are known to be at higher risk of serious disease.

NHS England said on Thursday that a further 630 people who tested positive for Covid-19 had died in hospital in England.

Patients were aged between seven and 102 years old and all except 30 – aged 40 to 99 – had known underlying health conditions.

Dates of death ranged from January 4 to February 3 but the majority died on or after January 29.

Last year the parents of 10-year-old Fehzan Jamil, from Bradford, spoke of their “indescribable” pain following his death.

The young boy, who had a number of underlying health issues, including epilepsy, died in hospital after contracting the disease and was laid to rest in November.

Speaking to Channel 4 News, his parents, Tayyaba and Mohammed Jamil, described their son as a “really brave fighter” and “soldier”, who was a cheerful boy despite his health problems.

Other young victims of the pandemic in the UK include Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab, who died in March aged just 13, with no known underlying conditions.

A 13-day-old baby, thought to have no underlying health conditions, was reported to have died with Covid-19 by NHS England in June.

England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty has previously said the chances of children dying from Covid are “incredibly small” and they are less likely to get severe illness and end up in hospital due to the virus.

The number of deaths involving coronavirus in the UK topped 100,000 in January.

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