The death toll continues to climb as New York state reports children with COVID-19 are experiencing toxic shock–like symptoms.
Deaths in the United States from the coronavirus surpassed 80,000 on Monday, about three months after the first loss of life was reported.
The projection for total fatalities in the United States has fluctuated from the start of the outbreak, ranging from about 60,000 to 240,000. Current projections put the death toll at more than 130,000, and officials warn that number could increase as states ease mitigation measures. A man pauses as he places a casket of a Muslim relative, who recently died from what is believed to be the coronavirus, into a van for burial at a busy Brooklyn funeral home on May 9 in New York City.While the virus has been thought to present a fairly low risk to children, a series of deaths in New York state is raising concerns. On Sunday, Governor Andrew Cuomo said New York was investigating 85 cases of COVID-19-related illnesses in children.
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