COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations on the Rise in Children

Covid-19 is on the rise in the United States and some children’s hospitals in hotspots are reporting more cases than normal among adolescents. Throughout the country cases among kids has been on the rise since early July after months of decline. Almost 94,000 cases among children were added in the past week according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. The majority of cases among kids don’t end up the hospital and the hospitalization rate for children with the disease has remained steady around 1% since December. According to the CDC, about 189,000 adults have been hospitalized since the beginning of the pandemic. As of Saturday however, the number of children who were, increased week-over-week and about 203 children were admitted to hospitals every day over the past week which is a 21% increase from the previous week. Mark Wietecha, CEO of the Children’s Hospital Association said “I think most areas, we are nearing or exceeding pediatric intensive care capacity.” That association represents more than 220 hospitals.