More than 61,000 children got Covid-19 last week, a record

[flamingdem]

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/more-61-000-children-got-covid-19-last-week-record-n1245851

Pediatric cases now account for 11 percent of all cases in the U.S., up from 2 percent in April.

More than 61,000 children in the U.S. were diagnosed with Covid-19 last week — more than in any other week during the pandemic, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association reported Monday.

In all, 853,635 children have been diagnosed with the virus this year, representing 11.1 percent of all U.S. cases. The percentage of pediatric cases has risen steadily since mid-April, when children accounted for just 2 percent of Covid-19 cases in the country.

"This is a stark reminder of the impact this pandemic is having on everyone — including our children and adolescents," Dr. Sally Goza, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, said in a news release. The organization updates the number of children with Covid-19 weekly, using state health department data.

The organization said it believes the true number of children with Covid-19 is higher because the illness tends to be mild in kids and because they may not always be tested.

Children accounted for less than 3.5 percent of current Covid-19 hospitalizations, the report found. As of Thursday, 121 children had died.

[onecaliberal]

1. They're making kids go to school so yeah, it makes sense.

[crickets]

2. Sadly true, and they're taking it home with them too. nt

[Arkansas Granny]

4. And that's why many of us won't be able to spend the holidays with family this year.

We've already cancelled Thanksgiving plans and Christmas looks no better.

[onecaliberal]

5. Yes. They definitely are.

It’s part of the explanation for the spike that no one is talking about.

[littlemissmartypants]

3. And yet again the so called grown-ups responsible for the health and well-being of these innocents

fail. Most people really shouldn't have children if they can't care for them properly. None of those babies had to get sick or die. My heart is broken.