A six-week-old infant is believed to be the youngest patient to die from the coronavirus, Connecticut's governor has said.

Governor Ned Lamont tweeted that the newborn was “brought unresponsive to a hospital late last week and could not be revived”.

“Testing confirmed last night that the newborn was Covid-19 positive,” Lamont said. “This is absolutely heartbreaking. We believe this is one of the youngest lives lost anywhere due to complications relating to Covid-19.”