Day care closes after 2 toddlers die from possible…

  • A Miami, Florida day care has shut down following the deaths of two toddlers 
  • A 22-month-old boy died on Dec. 3, and a doctor concluded it was meningitis
  • A 2-year-old boy also died Sunday after being diagnosed with pneumonia. Lab tests will reveal whether either child positively contracted meningitis
  • Day care director of YWCA, who made the decision to close the center, said the community is utterly ‘devastated’

A Florida day care has shut down following the deaths of two toddlers a week apart from possible meningitis infections.

The Miami Herald reports that the YWCA Carol Glassman Donaldson Center Day Care closed Tuesday.

YWCA Miami director Kerry-Ann Royes says she decided to close the center as a precaution. 

The day care is located in downtown Miami next to Miami-Dade County’s main government building.

County officials say a 22-month-old boy died on Dec. 3. He was initially diagnosed with pneumonia before a doctor concluded it was meningitis. 

A 2-year-old boy died Sunday after being diagnosed with pneumonia. Lab tests should reveal whether either child contracted meningitis.

Regulators and county officials say the day care won’t reopen until it’s cleared by the state.

‘It’s still under investigation. We’re not sure yet if both cases are meningitis. … It is flu season,’ head of epidemiology for the state health department’s office, Dr. Reynald Jean, told the newspaper.

‘We’re just devastated by this. These are our babies,’ Royes added.

The Florida Department of Children and Families, which oversees the day care center, released a statement this week.

‘We are devastated by the death of two small children who attended this child care facility and we continue to grieve with their families and loved ones.’  



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