COVID-19 Virus

COVID-19 Virus

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>> jon: lock right now at spread of coronavirus here in south carolina.

There are currently 7,653 confirmed cases of covid-19.

Of there been 331 deaths related to complications with the virus.

That's according to dhec.

Richland county most number of cases in the state reaching 1100.

Look at cases here in the lowcountry showing charleston county is 481, berkeley county with 106 and charleston county -- excuse me dorchester county with another 192.

But equal low alarming three new new yorkers have died from mysterious illness.

Young people now two other children could've been caused by the same sickness under investigation as state health official try to identify the syndrome linked to coronavirus and warn other states.

Fox's chris demayo reports.

>> mysterious illness linked to covid-19.

>> this is every parent's nightmare.

No one knew about it, nobody was watching for it.

You know, same story of the virus from day one.

>> new york state is working with the cdc to investigate several dozen cases of the inflammatory disease being called pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome.

It most low impacts toddlers and elementary age children tested positive for the antibodies but not typical symptom of coronavirus.

>> this does not present as normal covid case.

Covid cases tend to be respiratory.

This is inflammation of the blood vessels.

Sometimes inflammation of the heart.

It is possible that these cases were coming in and were not diagnosed as related to covid-19 because they don't appear as covid.

>> leaving official may believe it could be a pandemic risk for children.

New york health official warning other states about the illness.

>> you it may be possible and it may even be probable this is a situation that exists in other states and want to be sure they are we're of it.

>> new york state's health commissioner dr. howard zucker says it is time to call the dr. if child has any of the symptoms. >> nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, color of your face changing, color of lips and fingers if they have any chest pains.

>> and reminds parents the most important thing they can do to error on