NYC: ‘No confirmed cases’ of enterovirus D-68 in Brooklyn
Serious respiratory infection hits kids upstate
Responding to parents’ fears that enterovirus D-68 has spread to Brooklyn, the New York City Health Department said on Monday that there are no confirmed cases of the respiratory virus in the city.
Parents in Borough Park panicked when they heard over the weekend that one or more children were seriously ill with the same respiratory virus that has sent hundreds of kids in the Midwest to the hospital.
A Department of Health spokesperson told the Brooklyn Eagle on Monday, “There are no confirmed cases in New York City. The Health Department is monitoring the situation and remains in frequent contact with the CDC, as well as hospitals, clinicians and laboratories.”