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A teenager in Maryland has died with the same syndrome (the one that acts like Kawasaki syndrome, and which caused some fatalities among kids in NYC--same syndrome the VA case has).

Here is the Washington Post item today (Tuesday 5/19) about the teenager with the syndrome. I"ll cut and paste below since the item is part of a much longer article.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2020/05/19/coronavirus-dc-maryland-virginia-live-updates/

[b]Fifteen-year-old Maryland resident dies of coronavirus[/b]

A 15-year-old in Maryland has died after testing positive for the coronavirus, officials said, marking the first pediatric death in Baltimore County associated with the pandemic.

Baltimore County spokesman Sean Naron said the girl was admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital on May 11 and [b]died there on Saturday from a multi-system inflammatory syndrome linked to covid-19. It is the same syndrome documented in New York and elsewhere, which has been described by medical professionals as a Kawasaki’s-like illness.[/b]

“Any loss of life from this virus is tragic, but the loss of a child is devastating,” Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski said in the statement. “Our prayers are with the family and loved ones of this young person.”

He went on to say, “This is a stark reminder that this virus spares no one, and that we all must remain vigilant in our efforts to stay home, socially distance, and limit the spread of this deadly disease.”

Gregory Wm. Branch, health officer for Baltimore County, said in a statement the pandemic is “real, it is here, and it is lethal.”[/quote]

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