COVID-19 live updates: Pediatric cases reach highest point of pandemic

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LATEST: The U.S. reported 251,781 COVID-19 cases among kids during the week ending Sept. 2—the highest week of pediatric cases since the pandemic began.

The U.S. reported 251,781 COVID-19 cases among kids during the week ending Sept. 2 -- the highest week of pediatric cases since the pandemic began, according to theAn empty classroom at Yung Wing School P.S. 124 shows that a teacher has prepared for the start of the school year, Sept. 2, 2021, in New York City.

Last week children represented 26.8% of all reported COVID-19 cases. Regionally, the South had the highest number pediatric cases, accounting for approximately 140,000 of last week's cases. Severe illness due to COVID-19 remains"uncommon" among children, the two organizations wrote in the report. According to the nearly two dozen states which reported pediatric hospitalizations, 0.1%-1.9% of all child COVID-19 cases resulted in hospitalization. ​Similarly, in states which reported virus-related deaths by age, 0.00%-0.03% of all child COVID-19 cases resulted in death.

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