Cases of coronavirus-linked inflammatory syndrome in kids have risen following surge in Bay Area - San Francisco Chronicle

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals saw their first case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), which is linked to the coronavirus, in July.

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals saw their first case of MIS-C in July, according to Dr.

Since then, he said the two children’s hospitals — one in Oakland and the other in San Francisco — have jointly treated one to three patients for the syndrome each month.

In the first month of the year, Chaconas said the hospitals saw 12 cases of MIS-C.

Despite the MIS-C surge, local children’s hospitals have also seen a dramatic decline in the number of children coming in for respiratory viruses and viral infections, which Chaconas attributed to social distancing, mask wearing and children not attending school in person