Va. mom anxious after 1st death from rare COVID-linked condition: 'They can get really sick' - wtvr.com

-- A post-COVID complication impacting children is causing concern for some parents after the first Virginia child died from the condition, according to the Virginia Department of Health.

State health officials have reported 111 total cases of Multi-Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, or MIS-C, across Virginia.

The Virginia Department of Health confirmed Friday a child between 10 and 19 years old died from MIS-C, but doctors have said the median age of those affected by the complication is nine.

Health experts have said the best way to avoid MIS-C is by protecting little ones from COVID-19.

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