COVID-19 Outbreak (Update: More than 2.9M cases and 132,313 deaths in US)

DaveXA said

Good question. I have a theory. Actually a couple. One, the relative health of the kids. That's purely a guess, and I tend to think it's not that.

The other, which I would ne be surprised at is the virus is beginning to act differently, and manifest with some different symptoms. Maybe it's mutating or something. I'm not sure, but it seems different than what's been reported in other countries.

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It was being reported in the UK a couple of weeks ago: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...new-illness-that-may-be-linked-to-coronavirus

Other cases from other countries were also reported, with mention of cases in France, Spain, Italy and Switzerland, along with the US: https://www.theguardian.com/society...f-rare-syndrome-in-children-reported-globally

There's also a short article in The Lancet from last week which gives more details on the cluster of eight children with hyperinflammatory shock in mid-April. It notes they were all previously fit and well. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31094-1/fulltext

That particular paediatric ICU has now seen more than 20 children with similar clinical presentation.