The tragedy of child death is the tip of the severity iceberg. Thousands of 🇺🇸 kids have been hospitalized. It will be years before rigorous scientific evidence on the long-term consequences of #SARSCoV2 infection has accrued.
There were 3,142 children 0-17 years old hospitalized with #COVID19 on 06-Jan-2022. This is MORE THAN TWICE as many as were hospitalized on 04-Sept-2021 at the peak of the #DeltaVariant surge.
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.
❗ 09-SEPT-2021 UPDATE ❗ 2/6
Lowest #COVID19 death rate is in 2-year olds, with infants 17x more likely to die. Death rate in 19 year olds similar to infants.