More than 120,000 children contracted Covid-19 last week, another “substantial” increase from the week prior, according to an American Academy of Pediatrics report
More than 120,000 children contracted Covid-19 last week, another “substantial” increase from the week prior, according to an American Academy of Pediatrics
This marks an almost 30% increase from the 94,000 cases counted the week prior and a more than 200% jump from mid-June, when justUp from 15% the week prior, children represented 18% of all reported cases over the past week.
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