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.