'I Died For Two Minutes:' Juliet Daly's Battle And Victory Over COVID-19

“I died for two minutes.”

These are not the words one would exactly hear from a girl who is barely in her teen years, but Juliet Daly bravely told Good Morning America about her battle – and victory – over COVID-19, the deadly flu-like virus caused by the novel coronavirus.

In a recent article published by the award-winning morning show, Daly recalled her transition from being a healthy 12-year-old girl from Louisiana to a COVID-19 patient staring death in the eyes. Three weeks ago, she was airlifted to Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans after suffering from heart failure caused by the virus.

“My stomach would not stop hurting. I didn't want to move. I didn't want to live. I wanted for it all to stop,” Daly said.

According to Ochsner Medical Center pediatric cardiologist Dr. Jake Kleinmahon, Daly's heart problem was caused by inflammation and was triggered by COVID-19. He added that the virus can have a direct impact to the heart, making the muscle's cells to be “unhappy and actually starting to die.”

Due to the severity of her condition, she was immediately admitted to the hospital's Intensive Care Unit and placed on a ventilator for four days.

Juliet's mother, Jennifer Daly, described to GMA about her daughter's near death experience.

“After they put the breathing tube down her throat, her heart stopped. They had to do two minutes of CPR on her. At that point, my whole world just crumbled,” said Jennifer.

Juliet didn't have the usual COVID-19 symptoms before testing positive for the virus, although she complained of severe abdominal pain. Jennifer added that they “nearly missed” the severity of her daughter's condition and that things would have been worst for the family.

“If we hadn't taken her to the hospital on time, I don't think things would've turned out okay,” Jennifer pointed.

Juliet's story came in the wake of three children being diagnosed with a new “Kawasaki disease-like condition” after they were hospitalized for fever and inflammation of the heart and gut, according to The Sun.

The children, whose age ranged from six months to eight years old, were treated in New York. The outlet added that of the three patients, one has been discharged, one is in intensive care and one is critically ill.

Along this line, health experts from the United Kingdom and Italy have seen the rise of cases in children who have the same symptoms as Juliet's. They described it to be “extremely rare” as most children who have tested positive for COVID-19 have mild symptoms, said 6ABC.

Juliet has since returned home and doctors claim that she will make a full recovery.