Children face an extremely low chance of dying from Covid-19, but they’re still at risk
How many children are getting coronavirus?have tested positive
, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. The total number of cases could be much higher than reported, researchers say, because many mild cases are probably going undiagnosed. The spread of the more contagious Delta variant threatens to infect more children going forward, especially if they are unvaccinated.
The bad news: Some children are developing severe cases. So far, more than 16,000 children in the U.S. have been hospitalized and more than 300 have died. Children who are infected are also at risk for a rare condition, called multisystem inflammatory syndrome, involving the inflammation of various body parts. About 4,100 of these cases in children have been reported in the U.S.
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