There were 178,935 new cases of Covid-19 reported among children in the week ending Dec. 24, the American Academy of Pediatrics said Tuesday.
According to the AAP, this number of cases brings the cumulative total to 2,000,681 positive cases of Covid-19 among children since the beginning of the pandemic. As of December 24, children accounted for 12.4% of all Covid-19 cases in the United States.
The GPA also noted that since November 12, there has been an increase of 1 million cases of Covid-19 in children, and in the last two weeks, from December 10 to December 24, there has been an increase of 22%. of children’s cases.
It places the overall rate at “2,658 cases per 100,000 children in the population,” the AAP said.
“At this time, it appears that severe diseases caused by Covid-19 are rare among children. However, there is an urgent need to collect more data on the long-term impact of the pandemic on children, including how the virus can harm in the long term. – the long-term physical health of the infected children, as well as its effects on emotion and mental health ”, it is shown in the AAP data report.