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COVID-19 in Kids: 14.5 Million US Kids Infected

by Colleen Fleiss on Sep 11 2022 9:21 PM
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In the United States, over 14.5 million kids have tested COVID-19 positive since the onset of the pandemic. Over 343,000 of these cases have been added.

COVID-19 in Kids: 14.5 Million US Kids Infected
In the United States, over 14.5 million kids have tested COVID-19 positive since the onset of the pandemic, according to the latest report by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children’s Hospital Association.
Over 343,000 of these cases have been added in the past four weeks. Approximately 6.65 million reported cases have been added in 2022, according to the report.

COVID-19 in Children

For the week ending September 1, about 90,600 child Covid-19 cases were reported, an increase of 14 per cent from two weeks prior.

"It is important to recognize there are immediate effects of the pandemic on children’s health, but importantly we need to identify and address the long-lasting impacts on the physical, mental, and social well-being of this generation of children and youth," said the AAP.

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