Florida's Covid-19 cases in children have increased 137% in past month

[spanone]

(CNN)Florida's number of official Covid-19 cases in children has more than doubled over the past month, data from the state showed Tuesday

Covid-19 cases among children also spiked across the country during roughly the same period.

In Florida, the total number of cases in children 17 and under rose from 16,797 on July 9 to 39,735 on August 9 -- an increase of 137%, according to Florida Department of Health data.

Covid-19 hospitalizations among children in Florida rose from 213 to 436 during that same period, a 105% increase. Deaths among children rose from four to seven in Florida during that period.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/11/health/florida-coronavirus-children/index.html

[still_one]

1. Nothing to see here. Trump made it clear kids aren't affected and can't spread it

[Phoenix61]

2. Wait until school opens. nt

[magicarpet]

3. The children are asymptomatic Covid,...

... let's go visit grandma and grandpa. Let's make opening the schools mandatory, but let's stop all Covid testing.

How fucked up is that ?

[ProfessorGAC]

4. That's Around 7.4% Of Their Total

They have 537,000 cases per Worldometer.
I can't find numbers as to their % of kids a month ago on the net.
But, a month ago they had 254,000 cases.
If they had 16,800 kids with COVID then, they were at 6.6%.
That's a 12% relative increase in that age group.
Seems significant.

[Botany]

5. "More than a third of all U.S. coronavirus cases occurred in July."

A must read. By Michael Osterholm

Here’s How to Crush the Virus Until Vaccines Arrive


https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/07/opinion/coronavirus-lockdown-unemployment-death.html