Infections rose nearly 85% last week from the week before as the delta variant spreads.
Nearly 72,000 children tested positive for COVID-19 last week, a “substantial” increase that troubles public health advocates amid the growing wave of infections linked to the highly transmissible delta variant of the virus.on Tuesday, noting they were a nearly 85% increase from a week earlier. Children — defined by individual states as those aged 17 or 18 and under ― now account for 19% of the nation’s weekly COVID-19 cases.
, but many schools are preparing to hold in-person classes in the fall for the first time since the pandemic took hold last year.First grade student Daniel Cano, 5, and his mom, Sonia Cano, walk past COVID-19 safety precaution signs at Euclid Avenue Elementary School Monday, July 26, 2021 in Los Angeles.
The American Academy of Pediatrics noted that severe illness and hospitalization remained uncommon among children. Top vaccine makers are testing their products on children as young as 6 months old, but emergency use authorization is still months away. “There is an urgent need to collect more data on longer-term impacts of the pandemic on children, including ways the virus may harm the long-term physical health of infected children, as well as its emotional and mental health effects,” the group said.
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