According to the American Academy of Pediatrics and Children’s Hospital Hospital Association, U.S. About 550,000 children have been diagnosed with Covid-19.
The groups found 72,993 new pediatric cases reported between August 27 and September 10, a 15% increase in pediatric cases in two weeks, bringing the total to at least 549,432 cases, the groups said in their weekly report on pediatrics. Cases of corona virus.
Cases listed by age are provided by the health department websites of 49 states, New York City, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam, but only a subset of states report hospitalization and mortality by age.
From data from 24 states and New York City, children made up 0.6% to 3.6% of the total reported hospital admissions, and between 0.3% to 8.2% of all child covid-19 cases were hospitalized. States: In states that track mortality by age, child mortality rates ranged from 0% to 0.3%, and no deaths were reported in 18 states or by age.
The AAP will seek a more detailed report from the states.
“At this time, it appears that serious illness caused by Kovid-19 is rare in children,” the report said. “Nevertheless, states should continue to provide detailed reports on Covid-19 cases, testing, hospitalization, and mortality by age and race / ethnicity so that the effects of Covid-19 on children’s health can be documented and monitored.”
According to the report, U.S. Children represent about 10% of all cases reported in. Child cases are likely to be reported because of inconsistent state data being collected.
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