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Coronavirus-Related Disease Kills Kids In New York

Coronavirus-Related Disease Kills Kids In New York

Three children in New York have died from a rare inflammatory syndrome believed to be linked to the novel coronavirus.

Governor Andrew Cuomo disclosed this on Saturday.

The disease, which has also been reported in Chicago, Illinois, may augur a pandemic risk for children.

Cuomo had on Friday disclosed the death of a 5-year old linked to the coronavirus.

He also disclosed a syndrome that shares symptoms with toxic shock and Kawasaki disease, the first known fatality tied to the rare illness in New York.

The governor told a daily briefing on Saturday that the illness had now taken the …

New York Governor Cuomo Appeals To Trump For Swift Help

New York Governor Cuomo Appeals To Trump For Swift Help

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo appealed to the U.S. Government to rush aid to the state as the number of COVID-19 cases has failed to slow down.

This is despite a statewide stay-at-home order.

He said on Tuesday that the rate of cases is doubling every three days. New York has over 23,000 cases, half of the national total.

“We haven’t flattened the curve, and the curve is actually increasing,” Cuomo said.

He said the anticipated need for the height of the curve is 140,000 hospital beds and approximately 40,000 ICU beds.

“Those are troubling and astronomical numbers,” he …