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Cases of rare COVID-linked syndrome impacting children in 15 states: New York governor

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo holds daily briefing during outbreak
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo holds daily briefing during outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Valhalla

(Reuters) – At least 15 states are investigating cases of a rare inflammatory syndrome impacting children that is believed to be linked to the novel coronavirus, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday.

Cuomo said New York’s health officials were investigating 102 cases of the syndrome, which is linked to three deaths in the state, and that 14 additional states including California and Connecticut had reported cases.

(reporting by Nathan Layne in Wilton, Connecticut and Maria Caspani in New York, Editing by Franklin Paul)