During the COVID-19 pandemic, people spent more time in or near water, but fewer opportunities for supervised swimming sessions may have affected drowning rates and risk, the CDC said.
Kids jump in the water at Halloran Pool on West 117th Street to mark the start of the 2022 swimming season. Swim lessons can help protect everyone from drowning injuries and death.CLEVELAND, Ohio — After decades of decreasing drowning rates in the United States, rates of people drowing increased, and racial and ethnic disparities widened, following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic,
Drowning causes about 4,000 deaths each year in the United States, disproportionately affecting some age, racial and ethnic groups, the CDC said. More children ages 1–4 die from drowning than any other cause of death. * After swim time is over, shut and lock doors that give access to water. Learn about any risks when visiting another home or unfamiliar location.
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