![Hospitals Now Mandated To Test For COVID-Related Disease](http://townsquare.media/site/454/files/2020/05/5-13-SICK-CHILD.jpg?w=630&h=420&zc=1&s=0&a=t&q=89&w=980&q=75)
Hospitals Now Mandated To Test For COVID-Related Disease
Governor Andrew Cuomo is directing hospitals statewide to now prioritize COVID-19 testing for children displaying symptoms similar to an atypical Kawasaki disease and toxic shock-like syndrome. According to the Governor's office, there are currently around 100 cases in New York State where children are experiencing symptoms of those diseases and three children have died.
The New York State Department of Health has issued an advisory about this serious inflammatory disease to inform healthcare providers of the condition, as well as to provide guidance for testing and reporting.
More From WZOZ
![COVID Vaccine Third dose Now Recommended For Immunocompromised in New York State](http://townsquare.media/site/454/files/2021/08/attachment-vaccine.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![New Coronavirus Rules for New York State Residents As of March 22](http://townsquare.media/site/454/files/2020/03/CORONAVIRUS.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![New York State Coronavirus Update](http://townsquare.media/site/454/files/2020/01/1-29-FACE-MASK-Barnaby-Chambers-GETTY.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Otsego County, New York Lake Re-Opens After Service Project](http://townsquare.media/site/454/files/2024/07/attachment-lake1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Local School Welcomes New Mascot Amid New York State Directive](http://townsquare.media/site/454/files/2024/04/attachment-S-E.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![High Fire Danger for Otsego County, New York](http://townsquare.media/site/454/files/2024/04/attachment-rville.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Meet Evelyn Kersmanc: New York’s 2024-2025 Dairy Ambassador](http://townsquare.media/site/454/files/2024/02/attachment-20240224_ADA_AmbComp24__D4S7520.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Indictment Handed Down In Sidney, New York for Hate Crime](http://townsquare.media/site/454/files/2023/11/attachment-kern.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![What Happened to Laura Rous? Otsego County Death Remains Unsolved](http://townsquare.media/site/454/files/2023/10/attachment-rous1.jpg?w=980&q=75)