The global COVID-19 total topped 4 million cases today, and in the United States, New York officials said three children have died from what might be a recently identified inflammatory complication in pediatric patients.It took 12 days for the pandemic total to jump from 3 million to 4 million, the same number of days it took for the total to rise from 2 million to 3 million.
The total stands at 4,020,878, and 279,007 people have died from their infections, according to the Johns Hopkins online dashboard.New York probes children's' deathsNew York Governor Andrew Cuomo said today on Twitter that three children have died from a COVID-19 related illness that has symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease and toxic shock syndrome.