A newborn baby in England has tested positive for coronavirus — the world’s youngest victim.

The child’s mother had been rushed to a London hospital days earlier with suspected pneumonia.

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Friday night, she and her baby were being treated at separate hospitals.

The mom was tested at North Middlesex Hospital but her positive result was known only after the birth.

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The baby was tested within minutes of arrival.

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Medics are trying to establish whether the infant was infected during birth, or contracted the virus in the womb.

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This article originally appeared in The Sun.