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Doctors who treated some of the earliest cases of the COVID-related illness that has sickened more than 200 children in the tri-state have shared what they found and what they learned about the condition

Less than two weeks after the CDC confirmed a link between coronavirus and a new, potentially deadly syndrome in children, New York is investigating at least 179 cases of the illness as of Thursday. Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he fears that’s just the “tip of the iceberg.” The cases span a wide age demographic, affecting infants to young adults, though…

Melissa Russo reports on the latest efforts to fight a rare syndrome in children linked to COVID-19.

Days after the CDC confirmed a link between coronavirus and a new, potentially deadly syndrome in children, New York is investigating 161 cases of the illness, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday. He thinks that’s just the “tip of the iceberg.” The cases span a wide age demographic, affecting infants to young adults, though most cases are in kids age 1…

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UPDATE: New York Investigating 157 Cases of Potentially Deadly Syndrome Affecting Kids, 89 Confirmed in NYC; Half of U.S. States Report Cases Cases of a rare, potentially deadly syndrome in children have been identified in nearly half the nation’s states, just days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the link between the coronavirus and the new illness….

Gov. Cuomo gives an update on Coronavirus in relation to children.

Dr. James Schneider, who has been on the front lines treating treating pediatric MIS-C patients, said that the cases come down to “good old fashioned critical care.”

As the number of children admitted to hospitals with pediatric multi-system inflammatory disease continues to rise, parents are watching their children closely. But the symptoms can vary from child to child.

A 9-year-old boy in an upstate New York region with relatively few cases of coronavirus is recovering from a rare inflammatory syndrome thought to be related to the virus

A rare, potentially deadly syndrome tied to COVID-19 is forcing the medical community to rethink how the novel coronavirus may affect children, as cases of the new mysterious condition continue to mount.

New York may have as many as 93 cases of children presenting with a new pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome likely linked to COVID-19. At least three children have died, and two more deaths are under investigation, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced. Melissa Russo reports.

A 9-year-old boy in an upstate New York region with relatively few cases of coronavirus is recovering from a rare inflammatory syndrome thought to be related to the virus

It took just five days for an overall healthy boy to go from playing games and singing to requiring a machine to help him breathe, unable to speak to his parents who tried to video chat with him from his hospital bed.

A Queens family is sharing their story of nearly losing their young son to a virus that they believed was not supposed to target children. Now they’re warning other parents. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.