(MSN) A 17-year-old in Florida has died from COVID-19 complications, making him the first person in the state under 18 to die from the disease, according to Florida Department of Health records.
His death was counted by the state Friday, case line data shows. However, he is not listed in Friday’s pediatric COVID-19 report, which provides weekly statewide COVID-19 data on confirmed cases, hospitalizations and deaths in those under the age of 18.
Florida Department of Health did not immediately respond to the Miami Herald’s inquiry on why his death was not included in the weekly report.
The Pasco County teen had no recent travel history and had been hospitalized for COVID-19 complications at some point during his illness, according to health department records. It is still unknown if he had been in contact with anyone known to have tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.