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5-year-old boy dies from rare inflammatory illness linked to COVID-19 in US

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Press Trust of India New York
Last Updated : May 09 2020 | 12:28 PM IST

In a worrying development, a five-year old boy has died in New York from a rare inflammatory illness linked to the coronavirus, while the death of another seven-year-old boy is being investigated for possible links to the mysterious pediatric syndrome.

The New York State Department of Health is investigating several cases of the severe illness in children and child deaths that may be linked to the serious inflammatory disease called "Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome Associated with COVID-19."

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First Published: May 09 2020 | 12:28 PM IST

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