[mdorazio]

Good catch. The next question is what percentage of kids contract MIS-C as a result of COVID? Based on the <18 death toll reported so far, it seems like it must be a small percentage.

Edit: Answering my own question with a quick reading of [1]. 186 patients identified total, if I'm reading correctly. This is a tiny number. 2% of that would be 4 kids.

[1] https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2021680

[cbsks]

"As of 8/6/2020, CDC has received reports of 570 confirmed cases of MIS-C and 10 deaths in 40 states and Washington, DC."

"99% of cases (565) tested positive for SARS CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The remaining 1% were around someone with COVID-19."

https://www.cdc.gov/mis-c/cases/index.html

[mdorazio]

Thanks, the first study I linked had only looked at 26 states. This is still a very small number considering the total number of likely cases of COVID in the <18 demographic.

[s1artibartfast]

Thanks, so the chance is roughly 500/5,000,000 among individuals with a positive covid test.

[cbsks]

MIS-C only affects children so the denominator is less than 5,000,000. But your point still stands, it seems to be relatively rare.