A Los Angeles County resident is believed to be the first juvenile to have died from the novel coronavirus in the United States.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti told CNN the person was a teenager.
Garcetti says this fatality shows that the virus can affect young people, not just people with preexisting conditions.
Note: After this report first aired, the LA County Department of County Health issued a clarification that there might be an “alternate explanation” for the fatality other than Covid-19.