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BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – The Louisiana Department of Health is reporting one more death due to Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children.

As of March 24, six people under the age of 21 have now passed away from this condition.

There have been 40 more confirmed MIS-C cases involving males than females.

The Louisiana Department of Health released the latest details on MIS-C in the state:

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LDH defines Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) as “a condition where different body parts can become inflamed, including the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes or gastrointestinal organs.”