The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) said Monday that about 800,000 children in the United States have been infected’ with Covid 19 this year. "Current cases among children are on the rise," he added.
In its latest state-level data report, the AAP
shared statistics showing an increasing prevalence of coronavirus in young
people.
There are currently about 8.4 million cases of
coronavirus in the United States and children now make up 11% of that number -
about 1, 1,053 cases per 100,000 children.
During the period from October 8 to October 22, 5555,
new incidents were reported’ among the youth, an increase of 14%.
So far, deaths and hospitalizations in children
diagnosed with coronavirus have been rare. Of the total hospital admissions,
only 1% to 3.6% were infants, and 0% to 0.23% of infant deaths were due to
COVID-19 deaths. Sixteen states said no children died as a result’ of the
virus.
The AAP based its findings on data from 49
states, New York City, Washington, DC, Puerto Rico, and Guam.
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