Reports: Texas 4-year-old dies from COVID-19 hours after first symptoms

Kali Cook, a preschooler from Galveston, was the first child to die from COVID-19 who is under 10 years old in the county, Galveston County health officials said in a statement.

Thousands of children are hospitalized across the country with COVID-19, but Kali Cook never made it there.

Her mom tested positive with the virus the day Kali Cook died, local news outlets reported.

Health officials said in a statement it was unlikely the girl contracted the virus from her preschool.

Children represent more than 15% of all coronavirus cases reported in the United States since the pandemic began, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.