The girl was among the 119 dead reported by the state on Friday, according to data from the Florida Department of Health. It is unclear whether she contracted the virus after she had been in contact with a known case or if her infection was travel-related.
The health department did not provide further details. CNN has reached out to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for comment.
Eight Florida minors have died from Covid-19, according to the latest health records.
The previous youngest victim of Covid-19 was 9-year-old Kimora “Kimmie” Lynum. The girl, who had no underlying health conditions, died July 18 in Putnam County.
The others were an 11-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl in Miami-Dade County, an 11-year-old girl in Broward County, a 16-year-old girl in Lee County, a 17-year-old -old boy in Pasco County and a 17-year-old boy in Manatee County.
Hillsborough County is located in the west central area of the state and is the county seat of the city of Tampa. The province has killed 159 people, health officials said.
Florida has the second highest number of coronavirus cases in the country. The state has reported 593,286 cases since the pandemic began, according to a number of Johns Hopkins University cases.
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