Here is a breakdown of Coronavirus cases in Orange County children by age group

Orange County, Fla. – With schools starting for virtually all students in Orange County on August 10, the county’s top health official detailed how many cases of coronavirus the county has seen in school-age children.

According to the Florida Department of Health, more than 1,525 people under the age of 18 in Orange County have tested positive for the virus since March with a positivity rate of 12.1% compared to the number of children tested.

Dr. Raúl Pino, the Orange County health officer for the Florida Department of Health, said that as of Monday, 444 children from infants to four years tested positive, three of which are new cases. For children ages 5 to 14, 702 tested positive for the virus, which includes 11 new cases on Monday.

The last age group, between 15 and 24 years, which includes minors has the highest number of cases, but also includes young adults. Of that age group, 5,122 have tested positive, Pino said.

The Florida Department of Health groups youth ages 15-24 in the same category, so those numbers are likely to be as high, Pino explained. That number includes 53 new cases reported in the last 24 hours as of Monday.

“I just want to remind you that a lot of these cases will be 20-24 for the cases that we saw in late May and early June,” said Pino.

According to the Department of Health, the majority of the 31,150 cases in children across the state were reported in adolescents, ages 14 to 17. Juvenile cases represent approximately 20% of the state’s total, which now exceeds 432,000.

More than 300 children with COVID-19 have been hospitalized since March. The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration recently began reporting current hospitalizations, but that information is not disaggregated by age group.

The Florida counties with the highest number of infections in children are those with the most cases overall, including Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.

Since March, five children have died in Florida from coronavirus complications, according to the state. The youngest death was a 9-year-old girl in Putnam County who died on July 17, according to her family.

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Pino implored parents to make sure their children are up to date with all immunizations before the start of the school year.

“Your child needs to be vaccinated before going to school or they will not be admitted to schools,” said Pino.

The Florida Department of Health in Orange County is offering free immunizations for students through August 8 as part of its back-to-school immunization event. Appointments are required, click here to learn how to make one. Parents can also call 407-723-5004 to make an appointment.

Pino said 1,800 children have been vaccinated at the West Oaks Mall in Ocoee, where free tests are underway, but health officials are seeing a decrease in appointments.

“Do it. Because if we see a decrease in the number of appointments, we will close the facilities at the mall because it requires a lot of resources, “said Pino.

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