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Liam Buckler & Felicity McNamara

Boy, 8, who died 3 days after positive Covid test likely had undiagnosed heart defect

An eight-year-old boy who died three days after testing positive for Covid was likely to have had an undiagnosed heart defect, an inquest has heard.

Jasper Bryan Cook, from Birkenshaw, was a "normal, healthy child" before his sudden death in January, Bradford Coroners Court heard.

The "fun-loving" pupil had been seen by an out-of-hours GP the day before his death after being sick and suffering abdominal pain.

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