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An infant in Illinois under the age of one has died after testing positive for coronavirus. 

'There has never been a case of COVID-19 death in an infant,' said Illinois Public Health Director, Dr Ngozi Ezike. 

'If you haven’t been paying attention, maybe this is your wake-up call, Ezike said. 

The child was among 13 new deaths recorded in Illinois, which now has a coronavirus death toll of 47.