A new study by the American Academy of Pediatrics shows a troubling trend regarding children and Covid infections. For the week ending July 29, children were 19.0% of reported weekly COVID-19 cases in the United States totaling nearly 72,000 new cases of children infected with Covid.

The study concluded: “At this time, it appears that severe illness due to COVID-19 is uncommon among children. However, there is an urgent need to collect more data on longer-term impacts of the pandemic on children, including ways the virus may harm the long-term physical health of infected children, as well as its emotional and mental health effects.”

American Academy of Pediatrics Summary of Findings
(data available as of 7/29/21) :

Cumulative Number of Child COVID-19 Cases*

• 4,198,296 total child COVID-19 cases reported, and children represented 14.3% (4,198,296/29,402,405) of all cases
• Overall rate: 5,578 cases per 100,000 children in the population

Change in Child COVID-19 Cases*

• 71,726 child COVID-19 cases were reported the past week from 7/22/21-7/29/21 (4,126,570 to 4,198,296) and children represented 19.0% (71,726/378,497) of the weekly reported cases
• Over two weeks, 7/15/21-7/29/21, there was a 3% increase in the cumulated number of child COVID-19 cases (110,380 cases added (4,087,916 to 4,198,296))

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