US Coronavirus: More than 97,000 children test positive for Covid-19 in the last two weeks of July, report says

08/10/2020 Business, Health, World


The report, published by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association, said in those two weeks there was a 40% increase in child deaths in the states and cities studied.

The age range for children varies by state, with some defining children as just those up to the age of 14 and one state – Alabama – pushing the limit to 24.

The compiled data comes during school hours as health officials try to understand the effects of the virus on children and the role of young people play in their distribution. Some schools started welcoming people back to class and others had to adjust their rescheduling plans in response to infections.
In one Georgian high school that made headlines after a photo of a crowded schoolhouse went viral, nine coronavirus cases were reported, according to a letter from the principal. Six of those cases were students and three were staff members, the letter said.
While some U.S. leaders – including the president – have said the virus does not pose a major risk to children, a recent study suggests that older children may transmit the virus just as much as adults. Another study said that children younger than 5 carry a higher viral load then adults, raising even more questions about their role in transmission.
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At least 86 children have died since May, according to the new report. Last week, a 7-year-old boy with no circumstances became the youngest coronavirus victim in Georgia. In Florida, two teenagers died earlier this month, bringing the state the cause of death of minors to seven.
And black and Hispanic children are more severely affected with higher rates of infections, hospitalizations and coronavirus-related complications, recently published research studies.
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Some parents and educators have strongly protested against a return to instruction in person, at a time when the virus is still out of control across the country.

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The US tops five million reported infections over the weekend and at least 162,938 people have died since the start of the pandemic – more than in every other country in the world.

The country reported more than 1,000 daily deaths for at least five days in a row until Saturday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Since July 21, there have been only four days in which the US has recorded less then 1,000 to virus-linked deaths.

In Florida, which saw a sharp spike in cases over the summer, Sunday marked the thirteenth consecutive day that the state reported more than 6,000 new positive tests in a day, according to a CNN census.

School in Georgia seen on photo of a volume hall will soon move to online learning after reporting 9 cases of Covid-19

State and local officials have linked the resistance in cases to large group meetings and more infections among younger people.

Dr. Anthony Fauci urged young people last week to listen to guidelines, and said during a webinar with the Alliance for Health Policy, “do not be the weak link in the chain.”

“That’s the message we need to get to young people,” he said. “Obviously they do nothing deliberate and evil, but what they do is by accident – they propagate the outbreak.”

60 violations in bars and restaurants

Despite persistent warnings, it is still business as usual in some parts of the country.

Many Americans are still moving as much as before the pandemic, according to Drs. Christopher Murray, director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington.

“If you look at the mobility data collected from mobile phones in many parts of the country, we are almost back to pre-Covid levels of mobility, so we are just not as careful as other people in other countries, “Murray told CNN earlier.

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Hundreds of thousands are on their way to a massive event in a small town in South Dakota that takes place this week: the 80th annual City of Sturgis motorcycle rally. City officials say the incident has brought about 500,000 tourists in recent years and although they have recommended guidelines such as social distance and limited capacity for bars, none of that has been legally enforced.

In other places, failure to follow safety precautions has had consequences.

At least 60 bars and restaurants in New York were charged Friday and Saturday with coronavirus-related violations, according to a news release from the mayor’s office.

“We need the NYPD to step up and help in New York City and we also need local governments across the board to do their job,” said Good Andrew Cuomo.

In Hawaii, Honolulu police were away and issued quotes following a new mayoral order essentially closing beaches during the day in efforts to curb recent incidents in cases and hospitalizations.
Officers on Saturday issued more than 200 quotes to people who were at beaches, parks or involved in large gatherings, according to CNN affiliate KHON. People who received citations will have to appear in court, the branch reported.

CNN’s Naomi Thomas, Sheena Jones, Chandler Thornton, Melissa Alonso and Hollie Silverman contributed to this report.

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