More than 150 children in California have been diagnosed with a rare, potentially life-threatening syndrome associated with the CCP virus since the outbreak first began in March. As of Dec. 14, least 152 children in the state have been diagnosed with the condition, officially called “Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome Potentially Associated with COVID-19,” or MIS-C, according to California’s Department of Public Health. In the week between Dec. 7 and Dec. 14, seven new MIS-C diagnoses were recorded in the state. Earlier this month, a child in Los Angeles County died from complications linked to the COVID-19-linked multi-system inflammatory syndrome, marking the first such death in the county. The condition is similar to Kawasaki disease (KD), also known as Kawasaki syndrome, according to doctors. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) describes KD as an acute febrile illness of unknown cause that primarily affects children aged 5 and younger. …