DETROIT – As students in some states head back to in-person school, a recent series of reports show the number of COVID-19 cases in children and teens is climbing. Aug. 26, 2020: Michigan coronavirus (COVID-19) cases up to 99,200; Death toll now at 6,424While most children will have mild forms of illness -- and hospitalizations and fatalities among children are still rare -- some will face serious health complications. The American Academy of Pediatrics found cases among children went up 21% between Aug. 6 and 20. “This tells us that children do get this disease,” said Dr. Sally Goza, president of American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Guliz Erdem has treated confirmed and suspected cases at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Ohio.

DETROIT – There is a new name for the mysterious illness in children that’s believed to be connected to the coronavirus (COVID-19). The CDC is now calling it Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, or MIS-C for short. Experts claim certain children seem to be a experiencing an over-active inflammatory response several weeks after they were infected or exposed to COVID-19. Many of the children never showed any symptoms of coronavirus. Beaumont doctor Bishara Freij treated three of the local cases and hopes the CDC alert will help increase awareness and information about the rare syndrome.

Doctors warned of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in ChildrenPublished: May 15, 2020, 6:36 pmThere is a new name for the mysterious illness in children that’s believed to be connected to the coronavirus (COVID-19).

SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. – The mother of a Shelby Township boy who contracted the mysterious syndrome affecting children around the country said her son was perfectly fine and then suddenly had a fever, pneumonia and many other symptoms. The government is on alert for cases of pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome, which is believed to be connected to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Doctors in at least 17 states, including Michigan, are reporting cases of “pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome." So far, doctors in Michigan have identified about 20-25 cases of the syndrome, but they’re worried there could be more. Levi Nobles, a 7-year-old boy from Shelby Township, just celebrated his birthday April 26.

Hear from mother of Shelby Township boy who contracted mysterious syndrome linked to COVID-19Published: May 19, 2020, 2:36 pmThe mother of a Shelby Township boy who contracted the mysterious syndrome affecting children around the country said her son was perfectly fine and then suddenly had a fever, pneumonia and many other symptoms.

DETROIT – The government is expected to ask doctors to be on alert for a mysterious illness in children that’s believed to be connected to the coronavirus (COVID-19). The CDC is expected to detail the potential symptoms to watch out for and urge doctors to report any cases they threat. “They were very sick,” Freij said. They can have less days in the intensive care unit.”MORE: Hear from mother of Shelby Township boy who contracted mysterious syndrome linked to COVID-19All three of the children at Beaumont are recovering, doctors said. Doctors are learning more about the coronavirus every day, and this syndrome is another piece of a very large puzzle.

DETROIT – There is a syndrome affecting some children that appears to be linked to coronavirus (COVID-19). The syndrome is rare, but doctors are seeing it in some children in Michigan. READ: Experts concerned about rare, devastating coronavirus (COVID-19) complications in childrenThere have been 85 reported cases in New York state. It may appear several weeks after the initial infection -- even in children who never showed symptoms for coronavirus. READ: Deadly mystery illness that could be linked to COVID-19 killed New York children, similar cases reported in other countries

Rare syndrome affecting children appears to be linked to coronavirus (COVID-19)Published: May 14, 2020, 4:17 pmThere is a syndrome affecting some children that appears to be linked to coronavirus (COVID-19). It’s being blamed for at least three deaths in New York and one in England.