26-DEC-2021 UPDATE
1/17
New cases of #COVID19 in children and teens for the week ending December 24, 2021 - national and state trends in this 🧵
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covkidproject.org
26-DEC-2021 UPDATE
2/17
Average daily incidence of #COVID19 in children and teens ⬆️40% in one week to 51.4 new cases per 100,000 per day, approaching the #DeltaVariant surge summer high.
Keep in mind: some states only reported through 12/22 or 12/23.
covkidproject.org
26-DEC-2021 UPDATE
3/17
Highest ADIRs persist in New England and the Mideast, along with Illinois, Ohio, Florida --
Several states >100 new cases/100,000/day
covkidproject.org/hot-spots
26-DEC-2021 UPDATE
4/17
The rate of new cases of #COVID19 in kids (ADIR) more than doubled last week in Florida, Maryland, Georgia, District of Columbia, and Hawaii.
ADIRs nearly doubled in New York, New Jersey, Louisiana.
#OmicronVariant
covkidproject.org/hot-spots
26-DEC-2021 UPDATE
5/17
Time trends since November 5 in average daily incidence (ADIR) of #COVID19 in kids - ten worst states by percent ⬆️ in the past week. (Excludes DC for technical reasons.)
Very steep ⬆️ in Maryland and Florida!
covkidproject.org/hot-spots
26-DEC-2021 UPDATE
6/17
In New England, where #OmicronVariant prevalence was <50% through 18-Dec per CDC, some states had ⬇️ in child/teen #COVID19 ADIRs, with rates still high due to previous #DeltaVariant surge.
Very high ⬆️ in DC may be artefactual.
covkidproject.org/hot-spots
26-DEC-2021 UPDATE
7/17
Florida jumped from lowest to highest ADIR of #COVID19 in kids in the Southeast last week. @CDCgov reports high prevalences of #OmicronVariant in the Southeast, so expect widening and accelerating ⬆️ across multiple states.
covkidproject.org/hot-spots
26-DEC-2021 UPDATE
8/17
New cases of #COVID19 in kids are ⬆️ in Illinois and Ohio. Declines in ADIR in Michigan, Minnesota, and Indiana last week indicate #OmicronVariant hasn't hit kids hard yet in those states. But ADIRs still high due to #DeltaVariant
covkidproject.org/hot-spots
26-DEC-2021 UPDATE
9/17
In both Plains & Southwest regions, the low point for new cases of #COVID19 in kids was mid-summer. This was right before #DeltaVariant became dominant. Now the baseline is >>higher, even before #OmicronVariant hits these regions.
covkidproject.org/hot-spots
26-DEC-2021 UPDATE
10/17
New cases of #COVID19 in kids ⬆️ in Colorado, Hawaii last week, along with moderate ⬆️ in California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada.
covkidproject.org/hot-spots
26-DEC-2021 UPDATE
11/17
In conclusion, for the week ending 24-Dec-2021, new cases of #COVID19 in kids
⬆️ 40% for the 🇺🇸 (despite ⬇️ in several states)
⬆️ >3x in FL
⬆️ >2x in MD, GA, HI, DC
⬆️ nearly 2x in NY, NJ, LA
As #Omicron spreads, more states will suffer similar trends.
26-DEC-2021 UPDATE
12/17
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26-DEC-2021 UPDATE
13/17
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26-DEC-2021 UPDATE
14/17
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26-DEC-2021 UPDATE
15/17
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16/17
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26-DEC-2021 UPDATE
17/17
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