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>>> MORE THAN A DOZEN STATES ARE
NOW REPORTING CASES OF THAT RARE
INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME IN YOUNG
PEOPLE THAT THE NEWS 4 I-TEAM WAS THE FIRST TO TELL YOU ABOUT.
CASES OF THE POSSIBLE COVID-19
LINKED ILLNESS ARE GROWING NOW
IN NERSEY AND IN CONNECTICUT
WE KNOW A LOT OF PARENTS HAVE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT THIS.
NEW YORK HAS AT LEAST 102 CASES,
MOST IN THE CITY.
SADLY, THREE YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE
DIED.
NEW JERSEY NOW REPORTING 18 CASES.
CONNECTICUT, FIVE.
NEWS 4 GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
REPORTER MELISSA RUSSO HAS THE
LATEST.
>> Reporter: THIS 12-YEAR-OLD WAS GRATEFUL FOR THE WARM
SEND-OFF AFTER 21 SCARY DAYS AT
NEWARK MEDICAL CENTER.
MOST OF ALL, SHE’S GRATEFUL TO
BE ALIVE.
>> I ALMOST DIED.
>> Reporter: IN MID-APRIL, THEY
HAD BEEN STAYING HOME SOCIAL
DISTANCING WORKING HARD TO AVOID
EXPOSURE.
THEN SHE STARTED HAVING PAIN AND
SWELLING IN HER LEG AND FOOT.
HER MOM SAYS URGENT CARE
MISDIAGNOSED IT AND THEY LOST
PRECIOUS TIME WHILE AVOIDING THE
HOSPITAL.
>> I WAS VERY SCARED TO GO TO
THE HOSPITAL.
>> I DIDN’T THINK THIS WAS
COVID-19 RELATED.
>> Reporter: TURNED OUT SHE HAD
A DANGEROUS BLOOD CLOT AND
DURING THE PROCEDURE SHE WENT
INTO CARDIAC ARREST.
AFTER 45 MINUTES OF CPR, SHE
ENDED UP ON LIFE SUPPORT.
LITTLE DID THEY KNOW WHILE SHE
NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY TYPICAL
COVID-19 SYMPTOMS, SHE TESTED
POSITIVE FOR THE ANTIBODIES.
>> SHE’S BEEN EXPOSED TO COVID
IS WHAT I’M THINKING THAT SHE
HAD THE VIRUS BEFORE.
>> Reporter: GOVERNOR PHIL
MURPHY TODAY SAYS NEW JERSEY HAS
SEEN 18 CASES OF PEDIATRIC
INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME, WHICH
DOCTORS BELIEVE IS AN EXTREME
IMMUNE RESPONSE TO COVID-19 THAT
CAN CAUSE RECURRING FEVER,
RASHES, ABDOMINAL PAIN, AND
INFLAMED ORGANS LIKE THE HEART
AND KIDNEYS.
>> 70% OF THE CASES WENT INTO
ICU, WHICH MEANS THEY’RE
SERIOUS.
WE HAVE LOST THREE CHILDREN IN
NEW YORK BECAUSE OF THIS.
>> Reporter: GOVERNOR ANDREW
CUOMO SAYS NEW YORK’S NUMBER IS
UP TO 102 CHILDREN.
IN CONNECTICUT YALE NEW HAVEN
MEDICAL CENTER SAYS THEY HAVE
FOUR CASES.
>> OUR FOUR PATIENTS ARE DOING
OKAY RIGHT NOW.
BUT WE CONTINUE TO WATCH THIS
WITH CONCERN.
>> I KEEP SAYING TO PARENTS AND
FAMILY MEMBERS I NEED YOU TO BE
VIGINT.
>> DON’T PUT YOURSELF AT RISK.
DON’T PUT YOUR KIDS AT RISK.
AND OTHERS AS WELL.
I SEE PEOPLE THAT ARE OUTSIDE,
THEY ARE NOT WEARING MASKS.
>> I AM VERY HAPPY, VERY EXCITED
THAT I GOT TO COME HOME.
SPEND TIME WITH MY MOMMY AND MY
GRANDMA.
>> Reporter: THE NEW YORK STATE
HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS NOW
PARTNERING WITH THE NEW YORK
GENOME CENTER AND ROCKEFELLER
UNIVERSITY TO TRY TO DETERMINE
IF THERE’S A GENETIC BASIS FOR
THIS NEW ILLNESS IMPACTING