Created: April 26, 2021 02:24 PM
The Minnesota Department of Health has confirmed that a child from southwestern Minnesota has died due to complications from COVID-19.
MDH said the child was under the age of 10 years old but provided no other details, including when the child died.
It s the third death of a Minnesotan under the age of 18 due to COVID-19, according to MDH.
The department issued the following statement Monday: We are deeply saddened to confirm that a child under age 10 from southwestern Minnesota has died due to complications from COVID-19. While COVID-related deaths in children are rare, they can occur even in otherwise healthy children. Since the start of the pandemic, three Minnesota children under age 18 have died due to COVID-19. Because this is a death in a school-aged student in Minnesota, it will be included in Thursday s school data update.
Marshall Independent
MARSHALL Â An elementary school student in Marshall has died of complications from COVID-19, the Marshall Public School District said Monday. Superintendent Jeremy Williams said the district learned a girl in the first grade at Park Side Elementary died Sunday.
The student had no underlying health conditions, the Minnesota Department of Health said.
In a letter sent out to families in the Marshall public school district Monday, Williams said the news came with “great sorrow,” and he said crisis team members would be on hand to help support students.
“I recognize this is scary and concerning for many. We encourage you to continue to watch your students for any signs of COVID,” Williams said in the letter. “If your student begins to show symptoms, please bring them in to be tested right away.”
Times staff report
A school-aged child has died from COVID-19 complications in southwestern Minnesota, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
The child was under the age of 10, the health department said. Since the start of the pandemic, three Minnesota children younger than 18 have died due to COVID-19.
The Marshall Independent reported Monday that an elementary school student in Marshall died of complications from COVID-19, according to the Marshall Public School District.
Superintendent Jeremy Williams said the district learned a girl in the first grade at Park Side Elementary died Sunday, according to reports from the Marshall Independent. While COVID-related deaths in children are rare, they can occur even in otherwise healthy children, the health department said in a statement.
1st grader from Minnesota dies of COVID-19 complications
1st grader dies as coronavirus variant spreads across Minn. By WCCO Staff | April 27, 2021 at 4:58 AM EDT - Updated April 27 at 4:58 AM
MARSHALL, Minn. (WCCO) - As a coronavirus variant spreads across Minnesota, a first grader has died as a result of COVID-19 complications. She is the third child in the state under the age of 18 to die from the virus.
Marshall Public Schools Superintendent Jeremy Williams says a 1st grade girl named Weekday, who attended Park Side Elementary, died Sunday as a result of complications from COVID-19. She did not have underlying conditions, according to Gov. Tim Walz’s office.
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