A 4-year-old girl from the province of Bocas del Toro died this Saturday morning at the José Domingo de Obaldía maternal and child hospital in David, Chiriquí, after respiratory problems and testing positive for covid-19 .
The little girl had been hospitalized for several weeks, since she had arrived with respiratory problems and apparently her condition worsened. Despite the efforts of the medical staff, the little girl passed away.
In the province of Chiriquí, there are 18 deaths from covid-19, of which 16 are indigenous and 2 are imported, the most recent being the minor one.
The new coronavirus has left a total of 429 dead in the country, and total cases reached 20,059 according to the official report on June 13.