The number of children infected with the new coronavirus is generally underestimated. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Association of Children's Hospitals (CHA) jointly issued a report on Monday that showed that more than 1 million children in the United States have been diagnosed as positive for the new crown.
As of last Thursday, a total of 1,039,464 teenagers across the United States have tested positive for the coronavirus, including babies and teenagers.
"As a pediatrician who has been in medicine for more than 30 years, I found this number to be shocking and tragic," said Dr. Sally Goza, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, in a statement. "Since we have vaccines for measles and polio, we have not seen such a virus raging in our communities." The new figures of
also reflect the largest increase in childhood new crown cases in a week since the pandemic began. In the last week alone, nearly 112,000 children were diagnosed. Pediatricians believe that the number of children actually infected with the virus is much higher because the disease is usually mild in children and may not be detected. The geographical distribution of the increase in the number of
children also reflects the situation of adults. There has been a surge in pediatric cases in the Midwestern United States. Since the pandemic began, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin have all reported more than 25,000 new crown cases.
In several southeastern states, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia and Carolina also recorded more than 25,000 child cases. Elsewhere in the United States, only Arizona and California have reached this threshold.
AAP said the virus has a particularly serious impact on black and Hispanic children. They are more infected and are more likely to be affected by economic damage and lack of education and other critical services.
The report also shows that children are more likely to be infected with the new coronavirus than adults and are more likely to have serious complications after infection. Although serious complications are rare in children, they are possible. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), 1,163 children in the United States have been diagnosed with a serious disease related to the new crown, namely multisystem inflammatory syndrome. Twenty of the children have died. The mental health of
children is also affected by the pandemic. A recent report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed that the number of mental health-related children aged 5-11 in the emergency room has increased by about 24% compared with last year. The number of visits by children aged 12 to 17 increased by 31%.
compilation/Forward-looking Economist APP information group
reference source: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/more-1-million-children-us-have-had-covid-19-n1247913
https: //www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/11/16/935559102/over-1-million-children-tested-positive-for-coronavirus-in-the-united-states
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