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DHEC: Upstate teen dies from MIS-C related to COVID-19, first death from syndrome in SC
DHEC: Upstate teen dies from MIS-C related to COVID-19, first death from syndrome in SC
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DHEC: Upstate teen dies from MIS-C related to COVID-19, first death from syndrome in SC
by: WSPA Staff
Posted: Jan 29, 2021 / 11:09 AM EST / Updated: Jan 29, 2021 / 11:09 AM EST
COLUMBIA, SC (WSPA) – South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control officials is reporting that a teenager from the Upstate died this week from Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19. ... According to a DHEC news release, the teen’s death is the first death in South Carolina related to MIS-C that has been reported to DHEC.
DHEC officials can confirm that the 17-year-old passed on Jan. 27 and was from the Upstate. ... “It’s heartbreaking to have to report the death of such a young person. Our condolences go out to the family and to the many families that have suffered loss related to COVID-19,” Dr. Linda Bell, State Epidemiologist, said.
According to the release, at least 42 cases of MIS-C have been reported among children in the state. ... MIS-C is a “rare health condition that occurs in some children and teenagers who have contracted COVID-19 or been in contact with someone infected with the virus.”
Health officials have also not fully identified how the coronavirus and MIS-C are connected, but say the increase in virus cases could lead to more MIS-C cases.
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by: WSPA Staff
Posted: Jan 29, 2021 / 11:09 AM EST / Updated: Jan 29, 2021 / 11:09 AM EST
COLUMBIA, SC (WSPA) – South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control officials is reporting that a teenager from the Upstate died this week from Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19. ... According to a DHEC news release, the teen’s death is the first death in South Carolina related to MIS-C that has been reported to DHEC.
DHEC officials can confirm that the 17-year-old passed on Jan. 27 and was from the Upstate. ... “It’s heartbreaking to have to report the death of such a young person. Our condolences go out to the family and to the many families that have suffered loss related to COVID-19,” Dr. Linda Bell, State Epidemiologist, said.
According to the release, at least 42 cases of MIS-C have been reported among children in the state. ... MIS-C is a “rare health condition that occurs in some children and teenagers who have contracted COVID-19 or been in contact with someone infected with the virus.”
Health officials have also not fully identified how the coronavirus and MIS-C are connected, but say the increase in virus cases could lead to more MIS-C cases.
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