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ByImageCaptionCloseFILE: Spectators take in the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe South golf course on July 10, 2020.FILE: Spectators take in the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe South golf course on July 10, 2020.Tahoe father implores tourists to stop visiting after son falls critically illBack to GalleryA Tahoe-area father is asking tourists to stay away after his son became sick with an unusual condition doctors believe may be associated with COVID-19.Maeson Howard, 10, is "," reports the Tahoe Daily Tribune. Doctors think he may have multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C), a condition the CDC says has been observed in children infected by COVID-19. Children with MIS-C&nbsp; may experience inflammation of the heart, lungs, brain or gastrointestinal organs, along with fever, vomiting and body pain."We do not yet know what causes MIS-C. However, many children with MIS-C had the virus that causes COVID-19, or had been around someone with COVID-19," the .Maeson's father, Corley, has written to local politicians, including the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors, asking them to restrict tourists into the area. The Howards live in Christmas Valley neighborhood of South Lake Tahoe. Corley Howard said every vacation rental in his neighborhood is filled by out-of-towners."I get it, we chose to live in a tourist town but the timing is not right," Howard told the Daily Tribune. "The numbers don’t really show what’s going on. It doesn’t seem like the right time to be putting people on boats and campgrounds."El Dorado County currently has recorded over 700 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. Sixty-four of those cases were found in individuals 17 or younger.Maeson, who first felt sick on July 28 and has been hospitalized since Aug. 1, is showing signs of improvement."After suffering from a collapsed lung, Maeson was able to take two deep breaths during his breathing test today and no longer needs the assistance of oxygen. The tenderness and pain in his stomach, back and neck have decreased to almost zero and he is no longer suffering from adrenaline rushes and body trembling," reads a Saturday update on the ."Things are starting to look better for this little warrior thanks to his determination to beat this illness, his team of awesome Dr.’s, nurses and all of your goodwill!!"MORE CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE:Sign up for 'The Daily' newsletter for the latest on coronavirus&nbsp;here.——— ——Katie Dowd is the SFGATE managing editor. Email her: katie.dowd@sfgate.com | Twitter: @katiedowd

A Tahoe-area father is asking tourists to stay away after his son became sick with an unusual condition doctors believe may be associated with COVID-19.Maeson Howard, 10, is "," reports the Tahoe Daily Tribune. Doctors think he may have multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C), a condition the CDC says has been observed in children infected by COVID-19. Children with MIS-C&nbsp; may experience inflammation of the heart, lungs, brain or gastrointestinal organs, along with fever, vomiting and body pain."We do not yet know what causes MIS-C. However, many children with MIS-C had the virus...

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