26-Day-Old Baby Tests Positive For COVID-19 Following Autopsy in Berks County

A 26-day-old baby in Pennsylvania tested positive for COVID-19 after an autopsy, but according to experts, the baby may not have died from the deadly disease.

According to CNN, the baby was found unresponsive on Sunday and died shortly after being transported to a local hospital.

On Monday, officials conducted an autopsy, as well as a COVID-19 test. By Thursday, the baby’s results came back positive.

However, Berks County Acting Coroner John Hollenbach says it remains unclear if the coronavirus played a role in the baby’s death.

“It is too early to say with medical certainty that the death is either from or related to COVID-19,” said Acting Coroner Jonn M. Hollenbach.

In the meantime, the cause of death remains under investigation.

Berks County has seen 4,889 COVID-19 cases and 362 deaths. According to CNN, only two infants have had autopsies in Berks County since the start of the pandemic. One was a homicide, but officials say no foul play is suspected in the most recent case.