Some 100 kids have ‘inflammatory Kawasaki-like condition linked to coronavirus’ in New York as three die
AROUND 100 kids have developed an inflammatory condition linked to coronavirus in New York, which has already killed at least three children in state.
confirmed that more kids have been exhibiting symptoms brought on by and likened to as two more deaths are investigated.
"We thought it didn't affect children," the governor said, after two boys, aged 5 and 7, and an 18-year-old girl all died from nflammatory disease.
"It seems to be created by the COVID virus," Cuomo said of the pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome, which in some instances.
Cuomo previously confirmed the deaths of two boys in NYC and Westchester County, as well as the Suffolk County teen.
causes and generally impacts children under five.
But on Tuesday, the governor told reporters the majority of were aged between five and 14.
Out of these 100 cases, 29 percent of them were five to nine year olds, while 28 percent of them were aged 10 to 14.
But toddlers also began experiencing a toxic shock-style inflammatory reaction in New York, as well as older children in their late teens, Cuomo warned.
He said is was more difficult to for parents to pinpoint because unlike other COVID patients, these sickly kids didn't have "."
A rash, swollen glands, dry lips, skin-peeling, joint pain, red fingers and red toes are all and the said it's treatable.
However, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio also expressed his concern earlier on Tuesday, after the city confirmed 52 cases of the worrying condition, with 10 still pending.
Out of all of these cases, 25 children were diagnosed with coronavirus while 22 had antibodies, he said.
During his briefing on Monday, De Blasio urged parents to be vigilant while City doctor Oxiris Barbot, outlined key symptoms.
She listed the warning signs as a fever, low energy, a decreased appetite, a blotchy rash, and red lips or tongue.
"Those are the early signs that we want parents not to discount them and say 'oh they'll be better tomorrow," Barbot warned.
"Reach out to your pediatrician, have that conversation and then do the testing if your pediatrician thinks its indicated."
Dr Howard Zucker confirmed some kids developed "inflammation of those blood vessels" from the last month.
"We know [coronavirus] affects the lining of the blood vessels," he said during an April 30 press briefing.
"Children who have inflammation of those vessels [may get] toxic shock. It's rare. Its reported overseas."
But state officials have since confirm dozens of new cases with three confirmed deaths.
"It’s probably in other states and it just hasn’t been diagnosed," Cuomo pointed out on Monday.
The first US case of this inflammatory condition in a child .
After refusing food and developing a fever, the infant broke out in a red, blotchy rash which persisted for another two days before her worried parents brought her back to see medics.
She tested positive for Covid-19 after presenting at a hospital and spending time of a children's ward.
The American Heart Association issued a statement claiming that children were becoming "extremely ill" from the condition.
The news comes after a number of children in the , , and presented with the "Kawasaki-like" condition.
A report published in focused on an "unprecedented cluster of eight children" who were admitted to hospital last month after displaying symptoms of toxic-shock syndrome.
The study cited in the medical journal stated that "four [of the] children had known family exposure to coronavirus" while all eight tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies.
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Some specialists said it is too early to definitively say whether the condition is linked to the virus, however.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) asked its global network of clinicians to be on alert for the rare phenomenon.
Cuomo's comments about the concerning condition come as the state begins its phased reopening process in certain areas that have met CDC criteria from Friday, May 15.