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Related: About this forumGalveston County reports first pediatric COVID death
GALVESTON -- A young girl from Galveston County has died after being diagnosed with COVID-19, according to the Galveston County Health District.
The girl, who was younger than age 10, died on Sept. 7, the health district said.
She was the first person younger than 10 whose death was attributed to COVID-19 in Galveston County.
The health district didn't release more information about where the girl was from. Throughout the pandemic, the district has declined to release names, hometowns or other identifying information about local COVID-19 fatalities.
The girl attended school in Galveston County, the health district said. The district doesn't believe she contracted the virus at her school, however, officials said.
Read more: https://www.galvnews.com/news/free/article_1e4c3fdd-3ff5-52af-b5af-8aa3db8e1676.html
ETA: The girl was four years old. Here is an additional article.
https://www.galvnews.com/news/free/article_22ebef04-ed48-5972-b8d7-f217b4e3b3c8.html
tblue37
(65,342 posts)Harwood (the mother) and most of the rest of her family were quarantined because of their own COVID infections. She said she and her fiancé were out of work because of the pandemic.
Harwood said she wasnt vaccinated.
I was one of the people that was anti, I was against it, she said. Now I wish I never was.
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TexasTowelie
(112,168 posts)She should have protected her family.
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,231 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(145,231 posts)kacekwl
(7,017 posts)on every media platform and repeated every hour. Should be paired with stories about every idiot governor every idiot talking head every idiot everywhere who lies about the vaccine and masks etc. These child killers need to be held accountable. Hear me Rand Paul ?