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1st baby born in 2024 in Bay Area arrives just after midnight in San Francisco

Updated on: January 1, 2024 / 1:05 PM PST / CBS/Bay City News Service

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The first baby born in the Bay Area in 2024 is believed to be a baby boy born at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center just after midnight on Jan. 1, 2024.

Praneel Oli, believed to be 1st baby born in Bay Area in 2024, at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center. Kaiser Permanente

A healthy Praneel Oli was born at 12:21 a.m. Monday, weighing 7 pounds and 15 ounces and measuring 21 inches.

Of mother Radhika Shahi and father Kedar Oli, Kaiser said that Oli stated, "Mom and Dad are very happy."

Radhika Shahi (right) and Kedar Oli pose with their newborn son Praneel, born at 12:21 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2024, at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center. Kaiser Permanente

Sonkin said another birth occurred early in 2024 at Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center, with one baby girl born at 12:49 a.m.

Kaiser Permanente also confirmed another baby was born at its medical center in Walnut Creek at approximately 12:56 a.m.

Meanwhile, a baby girl named ZaLayah Ridgle was born at Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus in Oakland at approximately 1:18 a.m. She weighed around 6 pounds and 10 ounces, the medical facility said.