U.S. Covid-19 cases in children are up 32% from two weeks ago -- pediatricians' group

For the week ending November 18, there were at least 141,905 new cases among children, with children making up a disproportionate share of the cases, representing more than a quarter of all new Covid-19 cases for the past week. Children account for 22% of the US population. When the virus first became a known problem in the US in early 2020, kids accounted for fewer than 3% of confirmed cases. Since the start of the pandemic, more than 6.8 million children have tested positive for Covid-19.

 

Cases for every age group have been trending upward in recent week. They had dropped off quickly after a summer surge, but have started to climb again and have returned to levels last seen in August. This is something that was not unexpected, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who appeared on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday. ...