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COVID-19: Number Of Children Hospitalized In NYS With Mysterious Shock-Like Illness Jumps To 64 COVID-19: Number Of Children Hospitalized In NYS With Mysterious Shock-Like Illness Jumps To 64
Covid-19: Number Of Children Hospitalized In NYS With Mysterious Shock-Like Illness Jumps To 64 A total of 64 children have now been hospitalized in New York State with a rare, shock-like, life-threatening inflammatory syndrome potentially associated with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), health officials said. That new number reported Wednesday, May 6 has increased from a total of 15 a day earlier. Those 15 cases were all in New York City. The newly reported 64 cases are statewide. The mysterious disease, first reported in the United Kingdom and other European countries nearly two weeks ago, is multi-system inflammatory syndrome. Symptoms have been "characterized by persistent fever …

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COVID-19: More Than 1,000 Have Now Died In US With 280 In NYC Where Morgues Are Near Capacity COVID-19: More Than 1,000 Have Now Died In US With 280 In NYC Where Morgues Are Near Capacity
Covid-19: More Than 1,000 Have Now Died In US With 280 In NYC Where Morgues Are Near Capacity With 223 deaths related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the last 24 hours in the United States, the number of people who have died from the disease in the nation is now more than 1,000. A total of 1,001 fatalities have been reported as of Thursday morning, March 26. New York State's number of COVID-19 cases has climbed to 32,741 with 334 fatalities. Of those deaths, 280 happened in New York City, accounting for 85 percent of the state's fatalities. The number of deaths in New York City increased 110 percent since Tuesday night, March 24.  Interactive local COVID-19 case tracke…

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Person Being Tested In NYC For Coronavirus As Boston Reports First Confirmed Case On East Coast Person Being Tested In NYC For Coronavirus As Boston Reports First Confirmed Case On East Coast
Person Being Tested In NYC For Coronavirus As Boston Reports First Confirmed Case On East Coast Click here for an updated story: Three Now Being Tested For Coronavirus In NYC, Health Department Says A person in New York City who traveled from China is being tested for coronavirus, the Health Department said. The 40-year-old person, whose gender was not released, is listed as being in stable condition at Bellevue Hospital Center in Manhattan. The person has coughing and other symptoms. "An individual with a travel history to China felt unwell and sought help from a medical provider who promptly contacted the Health Department," NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Bar…

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