A four-month-old baby girl, who had tested positive for COVID-19 and was suffering from congenital heart disease, died at Kozhikode Medical College in Kerala on Friday.

The baby girl hailed from Payyanad at Manjeri in Malappuram District and had heart issues from birth and was under treatment. She developed pneumonia, tested positive for Covid-19 and died at around 6 am after suffering a cardiac arrest, officials said.

The baby was admitted to the hospital on April 21 with history of fever, cough, breathing difficulties and seizure, the doctors said.

Samples of her parents have been collected for testing. The parents don't have travel history but had visited hospitals several times since January for their daughter’s treatment.

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