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A 6-year-old girl has become the youngest person known to have died at COVID-19 in Florida. Eight children under the age of 18 have died from the virus in Florida, according to the Department of Health’s pediatric report. The child was a resident of Hillsborough County and died this week …

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Florida. – The Florida Department of Health has confirmed a case of Naegleria Fowleri Florida infection in Hillsborough County. Naegleria fowleri is a single-celled microscopic live amoeba. The amoeba can cause a rare brain infection called primary amoebic meningoencephalitis that destroys brain tissue and is usually fatal. The …