New York State is notifying 49 other states across the country of emerging cases of COVID-related illness in children. The state is currently investigating more
than 80 reported cases in New York where children—predominantly school-aged—are experiencing symptoms similar to an atypical Kawasaki disease or a
toxic shock-like syndrome possibly due to COVID-19. The illness has taken the lives of three young New Yorkers and an additional two deaths are currently under
investigation.
The state Department of Health has issued an advisory about this serious inflammatory disease, called «Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome Associated with COVID-19,» to inform healthcare providers of the condition, as well as to provide guidance for testing and reporting. Health care providers, including hospitals, are required to report to the Department of Health all cases of pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome potentially associated
with COVID-19 in those under 21 years of age.
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