The baby was infected with coronavirus five days after birth, April 17. Nine days later he was hospitalized.. A week later, the doctors said that the boy recovered and was discharged home.

This was written by URA-Inform with reference to ABS-CBN News.

The child got his name in honor of Kobe Bryant, an NBA basketball player who died tragically several months earlier.. The story of a newborn baby who has overcome a deadly disease has been one of the few good news in the Philippines recently.. There are even posters in the region that read! Kobe beats COVID!

In early May, the boy was hospitalized again. He suffered from blood poisoning, fever, constipation and bloating. This time, despite the efforts of doctors, the boy could not be saved.

In the Philippines, the number of infected increased to 19,748, according to the country's Ministry of Health.. Eight deaths were reported yesterday that increased mortality from COVID-19 to 974.

We previously reported that in Ukraine there are more than 25,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19.