'Heartbreaking loss': Waterloo region child under 10 with COVID-19 dies
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A Waterloo region child under the age of 10 who had COVID-19 has died, the region's medical officer of health says.
In a media briefing Friday morning, Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang said the child had underlying conditions.
"This is a rare but tragic circumstance and a devastating reminder of the serious nature of this virus," Wang told reporters.
There were no school related or child-care related exposures in this case, she said.
This is the region's first COVID-related death in someone under the age of 10.
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