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On Thursday Los Angeles County health officials confirmed an additional 10 cases of the MIS-C. (Shutterstock / MIA Studio)
LOS ANGELES, CA In the same week that Los Angeles County recorded its 20,000th coronavirus death, the region also surpassed 100 cases of the inflammatory syndrome that afflicts a small number of children who have been infected with the COVID-19.
Over the past month, Los Angeles County saw a 77% increase in cases MIS-C, the multisystem inflammatory syndrome that typically lands children in the hospital or intensive care. Health officials say the spike is a reflection of the winter surge because the syndrome usually appears weeks after children were infected with COVID-19. With the declining number of new coronavirus cases, health officials expect MIS-C cases to begin falling in March.
The number of Los Angeles County children afflicted with a COVID-19-associated inflammatory syndrome reached the 100 mark today, with health officials confirming an additional 10 cases of the malady.
Los Angeles County sees sharp rise in rare, serious condition in children tied to COVID-19
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LOS ANGELES - The number of Los Angeles County children afflicted with a COVID-19-associated inflammatory syndrome has reached the 100 mark, with health officials confirming an additional 10 cases of the malady.
The county has seen a sharp increase in the total number of cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C, over the past month, jumping from 62 cases on Jan. 23 to 100 on Thursday, according to the Department of Public Health.
Health officials said the sharp increase is a direct result of the countywide surge in COVID-19 cases that occurred during December and January.
According to the Department of Public Health, most children diagnosed with MIS-C were infected with COVID-19 at some earlier point.
The syndrome can cause inflammation in organs such as the heart, lungs, kidneys and brain, and can also be marked by a persistent fever. Thus far, there has only been one death from MIS-C reported in the county. All 100 children who have been diagnosed were hospitalized, with 40 of them treated in intensive-care units.
Latino/a children dominate the county s cases, representing 71% of patients. We continue to experience the repercussions from the January surge in our increased number of children with MIS-C, Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said in a statement. While case and hospitalization numbers have declined, COVID-19 remains widespread and deadly, and variant cases are increasing. We still have more progress to make that will allow for further re-openings, so please continue keeping your distance from others, wearing a mask correctl