NHS England confirmed a child, 5, is among the new victims of coronavirus (Picture:PA)

A five-year-old child with underlying health conditions has died after testing positive for coronavirus, NHS England has said.

The child is among 637 people who have lost their lives to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours in England.

Of today’s new cases, the oldest patient was 104, and 40 aged between 48 and 93 had no known underlying conditions. Their families have been informed.

NHS England said 212 of the deaths of patients with Covid-19 were in the Midlands, with 127 in London, 97 in the North West, 73 in the North East and Yorkshire, 70 in the East of England, 41 in the South East and 17 in the South West.


More than 4,000 people have died of coronavirus in the UK

Overall in the UK another 708 people have died after contracting coronavirus, taking the UK death toll to 4,313.



It is another record daily rise since the beginning of the outbreak, following yesterday’s figures. A total of 41,903 people have now tested positive for Covid-19.

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The Scottish Government said 46 more people had passed away, bringing Scotland’s total to 218.

A further 13 deaths were recorded in Wales, taking the country’s toll to 154, and Northern Ireland’s total rose by eight to 56.

New Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has agreed to work with Boris Johnson so tackle the coronavirus crisis (Picture: Getty)

Previously, a 13-year-old boy, Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab, had been the youngest coronavirus victim in the UK.

He was buried in the Eternal Gardens at Kemnal Park Cemetery in Chislehurst, southeast London, on Friday afternoon, without his family present.

Two of his six siblings had come down with symptoms of Covid-19, meaning his family could not attend his funeral as they have to self-isolate.

Socially distanced mourners who could attend said prayers and watched as the coffin was lowered into the ground

Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab, 13, was buried without his family present (Picture: PA)

Over-70s and those with underlying health conditions are said to be the most vulnerable to catching coronavirus.

But the outbreak is claiming a growing number of young lives across the UK, US and Europe.

Before the five-year-old’s death in England, it was thought a 12-year-old girl in Belgium was Europe’s youngest victim. The girl was thought to have been healthy before spending three days battling a fever at home.

Today’s tragic case may be one of the world’s youngest. Earlier this week, it was announced a six-week-old baby died of Covid-19 in Connecticut, US.

The five-year-old coronavirus victim in England, may be the youngest person to die of the virus in Europe (Picture: PA)

The latest figures come after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced he has written to opposition party leaders – including new Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer – inviting them to a briefing to set out a pathway through ‘this national emergency’.

He congratulated Sir Keir and the two agreed to meet next week to discuss the crisis.

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