On Friday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo had confirmed that a five-year-old's death had been linked to coronavirus and a syndrome that shares symptoms with toxic shock and Kawasaki disease
In a briefing on Saturday, the mayor said the illness had now taken the lives of at least two other young people across the state.Andrew Cuomo said he was increasingly worried that the syndrome posed a new emerging risk to children
Mr Cuomo said he was increasingly worried that the syndrome posed a new emerging risk to children, who had previously been thought to be largely immune to severe illness fromHealth officials are reviewing 73 cases where children exposed to COVID-19 also exhibited symptoms of the syndrome, which include inflammation of the blood vessels that can trigger heart problems.
The governor called it a"truly disturbing" development after it was widely believed that young people were at less risk from coronavirus.
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