A mysterious illness that's affecting children and could be linked to the coronavirus has left officials alarmed and searching for answers as infections increase.
Doctors are referring to the condition that has hospitalized dozens of children as"pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome," and health officials believe it could be linked to coronavirus. Three children have died because of it in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday.New York is investigating if the cases contradict the belief that children are less at risk for coronavirus and what other hospitals should look out for, Cuomo said.
3 New York youths died of an inflammatory syndrome that could be connected to coronavirus, governor saysHow widespread are the infections?New York state's health department is studying the cases of 73 children, Cuomo said Saturday..Most of them tested positive for coronavirus or had positive antibody tests.Elsewhere, Seattle has reported a case in a healthy teenager who developed shock symptoms that sent him to the intensive care unit, according to CNN affiliate KIRO.
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