- A 5-year-old boy named Wyatt Gibson died of Covid-19 in Georgia, an extremely rare case.
- Gibson “is nothing but a perfect overload of pure love and happiness,” his mother paid tribute.
- As the United States fell behind in vaccination, the surge in Georgia’s cases led to his death.
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A 5-year-old boy in Georgia died of Covid-19, an extremely rare case.
Wyatt Gibson, who died on Friday, had no underlying disease before he fell ill. His godmother Amanda Sammy told the Atlanta Constitution Magazine. His grandmother, Andrea Mitchell, told the newspaper that he was diagnosed with Covid-19 as well as strep throat and staphylococcal infections.
Of the Covid-19 cases in Georgia, 6% are children under the age of 11, and only 5 children have died from virus-related complications. Status data display. Vaccine Not authorized It is used for children under 12 years of age, so Gibson is not vaccinated.
Gibson’s death coincided with a surge in cases in the state. The average number of new infections in the state within 7 days rose from about 300 in mid-June to more than 1,000 in mid-July. According to the New York Times case tracker.
According to a statement provided to the Atlanta Journal by grandmother Andrea Mitchell, Gibson “almost only had a sniffle” before contracting Covid-19.
“No appetite, a little vomiting, a little drowsy,” Mitchell wrote. “In the previous illness, he had runny nose almost once or twice. Then white tongue. Panicked, he was rushed to the local hospital.”
She wrote that he was taken to a children’s hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee the next day.
Gibson’s father Wes was a deputy in the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office, and he posted Emotional tribute On Facebook, describe Wyatt as a boy who likes to play and build things outdoors.
“He is full of love and illuminates everyone’s world,” he wrote. “Wyatt would wave to strangers at the grocery store because he knew it was definitely their day.”
His mother Andrea Posted a video Wyatt ran carefreely in their garden with a small guitar on Sunday, singing: “I love your trees and birds, I love donkeys, and I love dogs.”
“Wyatt is just a perfect overload of pure love and happiness,” she said in the post accompanying the video.
According to the Atlanta Journal of Constitution, Wyatt’s father Weiss and his little sister also tested positive for Covid-19.
Several U.S. states have reported a slight increase in the number of children hospitalized with Covid-19, which highlights the importance of adult vaccination to protect them. As reported by Hilary Brueck and Kelsie Sandoval of Insider.
Lisa Smith is a pediatric surgeon and Covid-19 consultant in Hamilton County, Tennessee Tell the ABC affiliate news channel 9 Response to death: “The most important thing to realize is that although children may be at low risk, they are not without risk.”
According to The Times, Georgia lags behind the rest of the country in terms of vaccination, with 38% of the population fully vaccinated, compared to the national average of 49%.
