California is being hit hard by the coronavirus, and it is affecting people of all ages. On Tuesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the death of a teenager in Los Angeles County. The teenager was a 17-year-old from Lancaster, California, who could possibly be the youngest person to die so far from the coronavirus in the United States. Although the teen tested positive for COVID-19, it remains unclear if that was his cause of death. Los Angeles public health officials are asking the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to investigate.
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"The juvenile fatality that the Los Angeles County Department Public Health reported earlier today will require further evaluation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Though early tests indicated a positive result for COVID-19, the case is complex and there may be an alternate explanation for this fatality. Patient privacy prevents our offering further details at this time," said officials in a statement released on Tuesday. What makes the teen's case "complex" is that he also had a bacterial infection.