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A 5-year-old boy in New York City has become the second person in the state to die from a mysterious illness believed to be related to coronavirusNew York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Friday. Cuomo said 73 children in New York have been seriously ill and urged vigilance.
“Although rare, we are seeing some cases where children affected with the COVID virus can get sick with symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease or toxic shock syndrome that literally causes inflammation in their blood vessels,” Cuomo said Friday. “This is every parent’s nightmare, right? That their child may be affected by this virus. But it is something that we must seriously consider now.”
CBS New York reports that a boy died late last week in Westchester County after suffering neurological complications from what is now called pediatric multiple symptom inflammatory syndrome. The boy tested positive for coronavirus antibodies, indicating that you contracted the virus at some point.
The syndrome is believed to be related to Kawasaki’s disease, A rare but serious disease previously observed in children with COVID-19 in the UK. The New York Department of Health is now investigating the cases.
CBS News learned that the CDC is investigating the disease.
Cuomo urged people who believed that children could not be affected by the coronavirus to take the news seriously. “We may want to review that fact in quotes and quotes, that assumption,” he said.
At least five of the country’s approximately 100 confirmed cases are in Chicago, including Joshua Smith, 10, who was in the ICU for a week. Smith’s mother Lagwena, who recently recovered from the coronavirus, has been sleeping in the hospital with him. It is unclear when Smith will launch, but it is improving.
“It is difficult,” Smith’s mother told CBS News. “But I couldn’t imagine my life without my son, so I am grateful.”
Earlier this week, after 15 children were hospitalized with a rare conditionDr. Demetre Daskalakis, deputy commissioner of the Division of Disease Control of the New York City Department of Health, said in a letter that while symptoms varied among children based on the affected organ system, they all showed ” characteristics of Kawasaki disease or characteristics of shock “”.
According to Daskalakis, all of the children experienced persistent fever, more than half reported a rash, abdominal pain, vomiting, or diarrhea, and less than half experienced respiratory symptoms.
Adriana Díaz contributed reporting.
