SAN DIEGO (KGTV)-- An alarming number of children are being rushed to Rady Children's Hospital for "MIS-C," a respiratory illness that stems from COVID-19.

Adriana Tremoulet, Pediatric Infectious Diseases physician at Rady Children's Hospital, said.

Tremoulet says there have been 57 cases of "MIS-C" at Rady Children's Hospital.

Tremoulet says "MIS-C" predominantly affects Latino and African American children.

"Latin America is seeing a lot of Latino children with 'MIS-C,' but they are also seeing a lot of COVID.

The youngest "MIS-C" patient at Rady Children's Hospital was two years old, and the oldest was in their teens.