Rare syndrome tied to COVID-19 kills three children in New York, Cuomo says

Three children in New York have died from a rare inflammatory syndrome believed to be linked to the novel coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday, a development that may augur a pandemic risk for the very young.

The governor told a daily briefing on Saturday that the illness had now taken the lives of at least three young people across the state.

He did not provide details of their ages or the circumstances of their deaths.