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Newborn is youngest victim of coronavirus after being diagnosed at 30 hours old

A NEWBORN baby has become the youngest victim of coronavirus - after being diagnosed at just 30 hours old.

The infant was born in the Chinese city of Wuhan - where the outbreak began - on Sunday.

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said the median age of patients for the current outbreak is between 49 and 56 years.

In Singapore, a six-month-old baby has tested positive for the new coronavirus, as well as an eight-year-old from Wuhan, who is currently in Australia.

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The death toll from the killer virus has now hit 563 with more than than 28,000 people infected.

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Cases have spread to 25 countries with a total of 191 cases outside of China.

They include three in the UK after public health officials today announced a third person had caught the virus.

It's understood they didn't contract coronavirus in the UK.

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