An infant in Illinois has also succumbed to COVID-19. The child's exact age was not provided.
"There has never before been a death associated with COVID-19 in an infant. A full investigation is underway to determine the cause of death," said Illinois Department of Health Director Dr. Ngozzi Ezike. "We must do everything we can to prevent the spread of this deadly virus. If not to protect ourselves, but to protect those around us."
It is unknown if the infant had any underlying conditions.
While coronavirus deaths have primarily been in those above 50-years-old, the disease has also been sending younger people to the ICU in larger than expected numbers - and in some cases, claiming younger victims.
In France, doctors have reported that 50% of ICU patients are under 60-years-old, while in the Netherlands, half are under 50.
On Saturday, the Los Angeles Times noted the COVID-19 death of a 25-year-old pharmacy technician with no underlying health issues, whose body was found on Wednesday at a home in the Coachella valley neighborhood of La Quinta where they were in self-quarantine.
