Coronavirus: 6-week-old baby becomes the youngest victim to die in England

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A six-week-old baby with a pre-existing health condition has become the youngest victim to die of coronavirus in the United Kingdom (UK).

The tragedy comes as the UK’s coronavirus hospital death toll increased to 26,093 after 414 more fatalities were reported amid signs the trend had stabilised this week.

England reported 332 new deaths, Scotland had 49, Wales recorded 28 and Northern Ireland had five.

Those among the new deaths announced today by NHS England were aged between six weeks and 103.

The baby to have died lost their life on May 3, and would have been born at around the time lockdown was implemented.