NEW: More than 243,000 children tested positive for COVID-19 last week, marking the second-highest week ever for pediatric cases, according to a new report.
More than 243,000 children tested positive for COVID-19 last week, marking the second-highest week ever for pediatric cases, according to a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association.Students arrive at Ambridge Area Senior High School on the first day of Pennsylvania's mask mandate for K-12 schools and day care centers on Sept. 7, 2021, in Ambridge, Pa.Across the U.S., approximately 2,200 kids are in hospitals for COVID-19.
Cases among kids rose"exponentially" this summer, the organizations wrote, and in the last month alone, the U.S. has reported more than 1 million pediatric cases.Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty ImagesSevere illness due to COVID-19 remains"uncommon" among children, the two organizations wrote in the report.
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