More details released on 7-year-old Georgia boy’s coronavirus death

CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. — An initial investigation suggests that the 7-year-old Savannah boy listed as the youngest Georgian to die from coronavirus had a fever-fueled seizure while in the bathtub and drowned, a local official told our partners at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Chatham County Coroner Bill Wessinger confirmed previous reports from Savannah media regarding the boy’s death, which was included in the state’s daily coronavirus report on Thursday. The boy, whose identity has not been released, actually died about two weeks before that, Wessinger said.

There are often delays in confirming and reporting COVID-19 deaths to the state Department of Health.

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