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/


Fifteen-year-old Maryland resident dies of coronavirus

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 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.

“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.”

The media has to keep us afraid.

Anonymous wrote:Our precautions are no different, just watching for additional symptoms. Face masks, hand washing, playing only with siblings. Business as usual here.

+1. Same but the fear/anxiety in me is back.

Anonymous wrote:Here we go.

How’s the bunker crazy lady

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, this doesn't worry me. Out of the thousands and thousands of kids that have gotten COVID, such a small handful have gotten this reaction that it's still newsworthy. Seems like one of those skewed risk perception things (like stranger abductions - what's the term I'm thinking of??). Higher risk to get in a car accident, but we still do that...

I would really like to be at peace knowing that it's very rare, but do we have anything remotely resembling reliable numbers on children with COVID-19? I dont think we know the incidence. Not knowing why it happens or how often does make it very frightening to me, for instance, as i contemplate sending my kids back to day care vs giving up their spots and spending savings on a nanny.

Exactly. We don't know the true prevalence--and there is still so much we do not know. Better to be cautious than cavalier. And car accidents aren't contagious.

Anonymous wrote:https://www.foxnews.com/health/possible-coronavirus-linked-inflammatory-illness-kids-virginia

This will change attitudes here.

Interesting that when kids die of it in NYC or some "far-away" place, no one cares, but when it's in your own state or county, all of a sudden people get anxious. Even though the virus is everywhere, and has the same likelihood of triggering a Kawasaki-like syndrome in any location.


And in case you didn't know, a 15 year old died of it in Maryland recently. Is that close enough for you?


Facepalm.

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, this doesn't worry me. Out of the thousands and thousands of kids that have gotten COVID, such a small handful have gotten this reaction that it's still newsworthy. Seems like one of those skewed risk perception things (like stranger abductions - what's the term I'm thinking of??). Higher risk to get in a car accident, but we still do that...

I would really like to be at peace knowing that it's very rare, but do we have anything remotely resembling reliable numbers on children with COVID-19? I dont think we know the incidence. Not knowing why it happens or how often does make it very frightening to me, for instance, as i contemplate sending my kids back to day care vs giving up their spots and spending savings on a nanny.

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, this doesn't worry me. Out of the thousands and thousands of kids that have gotten COVID, such a small handful have gotten this reaction that it's still newsworthy. Seems like one of those skewed risk perception things (like stranger abductions - what's the term I'm thinking of??). Higher risk to get in a car accident, but we still do that...

Agree. More people kill themselves after reading your incessant posts than die in car accidents, and yet we keep reading them.

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, this doesn't worry me. Out of the thousands and thousands of kids that have gotten COVID, such a small handful have gotten this reaction that it's still newsworthy. Seems like one of those skewed risk perception things (like stranger abductions - what's the term I'm thinking of??). Higher risk to get in a car accident, but we still do that...

So you volunteer your kid, then. Your choice. Others should be free to choose as well.

Here we go.

Honestly, this doesn't worry me. Out of the thousands and thousands of kids that have gotten COVID, such a small handful have gotten this reaction that it's still newsworthy. Seems like one of those skewed risk perception things (like stranger abductions - what's the term I'm thinking of??). Higher risk to get in a car accident, but we still do that...

Our precautions are no different, just watching for additional symptoms. Face masks, hand washing, playing only with siblings. Business as usual here.

I just read this too. I'd been more relaxed about playdates the past week with the nice weather. This has brought that anxiety back.

https://www.foxnews.com/health/possible-coronavirus-linked-inflammatory-illness-kids-virginia