KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. — In South Carolina, nearly 200 have tested positive for coronavirus. But now, Channel 9 has learned one of them is just seven months old.
Emmett Doster tested positive on Tuesday. His mother Courtney said Emmett woke up after a nap and had a 104-degree fever.
COVID19 isn't a joke. This isn't time to go out and have play dates, or go to Walmart, or go out to eat. Stay home...
Posted by Courtney Watts Doster on Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Emmett’s grandmother had already tested positive, so Courtney took him to an urgent care center in Kershaw County to get tested.
Now, the whole family is quarantined and Emmett is trying to fight off pneumonia.
“We’re just buddies at home now and we’re hoping and praying that he doesn’t take a turn for the worse,” Courtney said.
After Emmett’s diagnosis, Courtney posted on Facebook urging people to stay home and avoid getting close to other people.
As of Sunday morning, the post has more than 43,000 shares.
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