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Children are being diagnosed with a rare inflammatory disease linked to COVID-19.
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Children are battling a new syndrome linked to coronavirus. Here’s what we know
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The county is investigating an additional 21 possible cases of the multisystem inflammatory syndrome associated with the illness, County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said. The nearly two dozen cases have been identified since March 1 and are under investigation. “There are no reported deaths. But as people have noted, this is a very serious illness — although very rare in children,” Ferrer said. Three of the 25 children who have tested positive for the disease have required admission to a pediatric intensive care unit.