15% Of New Covid Cases Are Now In Children; U.S. Seeing “Continuing Substantial Increase” In Infections Among Kids As They Return To School
over the age of 12 cannot yet be vaccinated. But it’s not just the percentage. The raw numbers are growing, too.Over the two weeks from July 22 to August 5, there was a 4% increase in the cumulated number of Covid cases among kids. About 165,550 of those cases were added in just those two weeks, taking the total pediatric cases from 4,126,570 to 4,292,120, according the the AAP analysis.in the New York Times Monday, more of them are going to the hospital now than earlier in the pandemic.
That could be just a tiny uptick in a nation of 300+ million, but the nature of viral spread is often explosive. So while a roughly 90% increase at the beginning of August may not seem like much, weeks upon weeks of 90% increases can quickly add up, even in a nation as large as the U.S.
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