(Newser) – Hospitalizations among Florida children infected with the new coronavirus increased by more than 20% in eight days this month. Data shows that 303 minors were hospitalized with COVID-19 as of July 24, compared with 246 children as of July 16, an increase of 23%, for the Hill. During …
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Other countries, such as Israel, opened schools at the same time as restrictions were lifted in May in surrounding communities, leading to Covid-19 outbreaks that had infected 1,335 Israeli students and 691 employees as of July 15. In Israel, schools reopened without masking or social distancing rules, according to The …
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By Denise Royal and Rosa Flores, CNN Miami – A 9-year-old girl with no known underlying health conditions is the youngest person to die of coronavirus complications in Florida, authorities said. Kimora “Kimmie” Lynum died on July 18 in Putnam County, according to records from the Florida Department of Health. …
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Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, children have largely been spared the worst health impacts of COVID-19. The same SARS-CoV-2 virus capable of killing a 50-year-old boy could leave a four-year-old boy unharmed. Now, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that K-12 schools reopen this fall, …
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Lawrence Kleinman, MD, professor, vice president, department of pediatrics, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine. CDC, “Demographic Trends in COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in the US Reported to CDC”, “Children with Certain Underlying Conditions”, “Cases Reported by the Department of Health of Multisystemic Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS -C) …
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