Newborn baby in London becomes youngest coronavirus victim in the world as his mother is treated in a separate hospital - as UK death toll reaches 11 and infections soar to almost 800The mother was rushed to hospital with suspected pneumonia before the birth
Her results came back positive shortly after birth and the baby was tested
The baby was also positive and is being treated at North Middlesex Hospital
The mother is in a more serious condition and was moved to a specialist hospital
Doctors do not know if the baby contracted it via the womb or during birth
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A newborn baby in England has become the world's youngest victim to test positive for coronavirus.
The child's mother was rushed to hospital days ago with suspected pneumonia but her positive result was only known after the birth.
The UK's infection toll has soared by more than 200 in one day to around 800 with 11 fatalities in total
The pair are being treated at separate hospitals as the mother's condition is understood to be worse than the baby's.
The newborn is being treated at North Middlesex Hospital where it was born, while the mother was moved to a specialist infections hospital.
A newborn baby in England has become the world's youngest victim to test positive for coronavirus (stock image)
The baby is being treated at North Middlesex Hospital where it was born, and the mother has been moved to a specialist infections hospital
The baby is being treated at North Middlesex Hospital where it was born, and the mother has been moved to a specialist infections hospital
After doctors learned of the mother's positive result, the baby was tested very soon after its arrival, according to The Sun.
Doctors are trying to establish how the newborn contracted the virus, either through the womb or during birth.
A source said: 'Staff in contact with both patients have been advised to self-isolate.
'Health officials are urgently trying to find out the circumstances behind their infections.'
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