At least 102 were hospitalized in December, nearly double an earlier peak.
The CDC first began probing a potential increase in"pediatric intracranial infections" earlier, after doctors reported an uptick of these very rare hospitalizations, with many children infected by the bacteria Streptococcus.
Investigators suspected the increase could be linked to a resurgence in the wake of Nevada lifting its COVID-19 masking requirements. "During January-March 2023, case counts began to decline but remained above the baseline maximum. Although some variability between U.S. Census Bureau regions was observed, overall patterns were generally similar," the report's authors wrote.
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