South Florida has more than half of state's MIS-C cases linked to Covid-19

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Are Hispanic and Black children more at risk of COVID? ‘It’s a trickle down’ effect

The report looked at 121 COVID-associated deaths under age 21 that were reported to the CDC from Feb. 12 to July 31. Of those deaths, 45% of the young people were Hispanic, 29% Black, 14% white non-Hispanic and 4% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Most had at least one pre-existing medical condition, which, like with adults, increased their risk of seriously falling ill with the disease. Fifteen of them were also diagnosed with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C, a rare and serious sometimes deadly inflammatory disorder believed to be linked to COVID-19.

The CDC has recorded a total of 935 confirmed MIS-C cases in the country and 19 MIS-C associated deaths, with most of the cases occurring in children between the ages of 1 and 14. More than 70% of reported MIS-C cases occurred in children who are Hispanic or Black.

As of Friday, Florida has confirmed a total of 70 MIS-C cases and more than half are Hispanic or Black, matching the CDC’s nationwide data. More than half of those children live in South Florida, according to the state’s pediatric report. All of the cases are children under 18, with the exception of one 20-year-old man in Brevard County.

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article245800035.html

[Maraya1969]

1. I wish they can find out why these children are more susceptible to MIS-C. It would be

really valuable information.