The number of young people infected with COVID-19 is on the rise, brand new data have revealed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.
COVID transmission among children may decrease in the spring and early summer due to school tests, but the overhaul in young people who contracted the virus could intensify now that schools and colleges are reopening.
Those under 18 are now responsible for about seven percent of known COVID cases (while 22 percent of the population account for it), a rate that is “slowly increasing” from March to July 2020, the CDC said.
But the true incidence of COVID infection in children is not known due to lack of widespread testing and the prioritization of testing for adults and those with serious illness, according to the CDC.
“Recent evidence suggests that children are more likely to have the same as higher viral loads in their nasopharynx compared to adults and that children can spread the virus effectively in households and camp settings,” the CDC said.
The data were posted along with updated guidance from the CDC for pediatricians, which also includes what is known about the virus in children. You can access it here.
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