Children who have prior respiratory issues or compromised immunity are more at risk. RIP little Maddie…
DETROIT – A 21-month-old girl is the first person in Michigan to die from the virus that has caused severe respiratory illness across the country, state health officials said Saturday.
Madeline Reid died Friday afternoon from enterovirus D68, according to Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit. Its chief medical officer, Dr. Rudolph Valentini, said in a statement that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the illness after the Clinton Township girl’s arrival, but did not specify which day she arrived.
The girl had been on life support since mid-September, the Detroit Free Press reported. She was transferred to Children’s Hospital from the Detroit Medical Center for additional care on Sept. 21.