‘Heartbreaking’: How long COVID is impacting children

From being an active, sports-loving 10-year-old kid to missing gym class, COVID-19 has turned Matthew Kirpatrick’s life upside down.

The Edmonton fifth grader tested positive for COVID-19 in September last year. Initially he was mildly ill, but weeks after, his family was shaken and struggling for answers.

Matthew’s COVID-19 infection caused tachycardia, the cardiologist who diagnosed the problem told the family. It’s a condition where the heart rate races to more than 100 beats per minute.

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