A pediatric patient in Los Angeles County has died after suffering from the coronavirus-linked multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), marking the first such death in the county since the pandemic began. Prior to his or her death, the child was a patient at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, which has treated a total of 32 patients with MIS-C to date, a spokesperson for the hospital told Fox News in an emailed statement. While 31 patients have been “successfully treated and discharged,” one patient “with a complex pre-existing cardiac condition passed away due to complications tied to MIS-C,” the spokesperson said. An estimated 145 cases of MIS-C have been reported in the state, the Los Angeles Times reported, adding that 43 children — including the 32 at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles — have been treated for the condition in LA County alone. The condition has primarily affected children since the pandemic began, but adults can be affected, too.

Source: Fox News December 11, 2020 19:41 UTC