Across the state, sixty percent of the cases tested positive for coronavirus and forty percent tested positive for the antibodies, announced Gov.
Andrew Cuomo Wednesday. NEW YORK - One-hundred children in New York City have been diagnosed with Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome which may be related to COVID-19.
Mayor Bill de Blasio updated the number Thursday during his daily briefing on the coronavirus. Of the 100 children diagnosed, 55 tested positive for coronavirus or had antibodies.
A day earlier, the number of children diagnosed with the syndrome was 82. "We need public awareness to grow rapidly," said the mayor.