(L.A.) Jesse Tapia, 1, Died in a Hospital
Case Number: 2018-01071
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 1-year-old Latin American male that occurred in a hospital.
The coroner’s office has identified the baby boy as Jesse Tapia.
Manner of Death: Undetermined
Cause of Death: Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood
Other Significant Conditions: History Of Prematurity, History Of Fever, Coronavirus Detected
RIP JESSE TAPIA (January 13, 2017 – February 2, 2018)
Sudden Unexplained Death or SUDC is the sudden and unexpected death of a child between 1 and 18 years of age, which remains unexplained after a thorough investigation is conducted. Under one year of age, it would be called Sudden Infant Death Syndrome or SIDS.
This is the earliest case in the coroner’s database that mentions a coronavirus. Clearly, the coronavirus listed here is not COVID-19. It may have been HCoV-NL63, which was first identified in 2014.
It is not known how recently the infant had his vaccinations.