Angela Primachenko Copyright: Angela Primachenko Angela was 34 weeks pregnant when she was put into a coma Image caption: Angela was 34 weeks pregnant when she was put into a coma

A US mother who was pregnant when she tested positive for Covid-19, has delivered her baby daughter while in a medically induced coma.

Angela Primachenko, a 27-year-old respiratory therapist from Vancouver, Washington, was on a ventilator when doctors chose to induce labour in order to increase her odds of beating the illness and for the child's own safety.

"I feel like I'm a miracle walking," she told NBC News after tests showed that she was now Covid-negative.

Primachenko was 33 weeks pregnant when she became ill on 24 March. Eight days later she was fighting for her life.

After being removed from the ventilator on 6 April, she looked down and immediately knew that she must have given birth.

"After all the medication and everything I just woke up and all of a sudden I didn't have my belly any more," she said.

"It was just extremely mind-blowing."

She has yet to hold her daughter Ava, who remains in hospital, but has FaceTimed with the newborn.

Primachenko will be allowed to visit after she has twice tested negative, NBC reports. Ava's test came back negative.

Washington is one of the hardest hit US states, with 10,500 coronavirus cases and 516 deaths.