A Texas newborn who contracted the novel coronavirus while in her mother’s womb is believed to be the first such case in the U.S., according to multiple reports. Baby Alexa was born six weeks premature and subsequently tested positive for COVID-19. More than 170 mothers who tested positive for novel coronavirus have delivered babies at the hospital, and only six of those babies have tested positive. In Alexa’s case, the virus was detected in Figueroa’s placenta, which delivers oxygen and nutrients to a growing baby, Fox 4 reported. “When I held my daughter for the first time at that moment nothing else mattered,” Figueroa said, according to one report.

Source: Fox News August 17, 2020 18:00 UTC