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by jointpdf 2139 days ago
That stood out to me as well. I think it meant to say: 2% of children who were diagnosed with the multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) died from it.

> 80% of the children who developed the condition required intensive care, 20% required mechanical ventilation, and four children, or 2%, died. [https://www.statnews.com/2020/06/29/nejm-inflammation-childr...]

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And this interpretation is consistent with the following statistic:

As of August 6, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has received reports of 570 confirmed cases of MIS-C and 10 deaths.

https://www.salon.com/2020/08/13/we-asked-scientists-about-t....