Minnesota 16-year-old nearly died from rare condition linked to COVID-19 Caleb Laurent, a sophomore at Alexandria Area High School, was recently diagnosed with MIS-C, a multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. It is a rare condition where different body parts can become inflamed, including the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes or gastrointestinal organs. 3:00 pm, Jan. 23, 2021 × Caleb Laurent, 16, a sophomore at Alexandria Area High School, almost died from complications of having COVID-19. He was diagnosed with MIS-C, a rare condition associated with the coronavirus. He was hospitalized for nearly two weeks and spent part of that time on a ventilator. (Contributed)