© Provided by KTLA-TV Los Angeles Child younger than 5 becomes Orange County's 3rd confirmed pediatric COVID deathOrange County officials confirmed Thursday night that a child under the age of 5 died in December of complications from COVID-19. The announcement comes as cases are climbing in Orange County and throughout California, driven by the Omicron variant. "We have lost another precious young life to this terrible virus; it is our third pediatric death in Orange County since the start of the pandemic," said Dr. Clayton Chau, the county's health officer. Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly indicated that the death was the county’s third COVID-19 among children under the age of 5. It is the county’s third pediatric COVID-19 death overall.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 07, 2022 21:30 UTC