❗ 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.
#COVID19 mortality disparity rate ratios for kids are very high:
RR=5.3 for Indigenous kids
RR=3.1 for Black kids
RR=2.5 for Hispanic kids
RR=1.4 for Asian kids
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.
Please be advised that the @CDCgov covid tracker trend data on #COVID19 by age in Texas are WRONG. CDC draws case data from their case line data file, and TX has reported age on only 3% of total cases.
SPECIAL NOTE ON TEXAS 2/9
CDC graphic is inadequately footnoted and does not disclose the very low case count behind their trend chart.
Their chart displays no new cases in TX in past 4 months!
@CDCgov should remove this highly inaccurate graphic from their website.
SPECIAL NOTE ON TEXAS 3/9
COVKID Project estimates child/teen cases in TX every week using total cases from TX dashboard, and % child/teen from Harris County. Thank you @hcphtx for doing the job your state health dept has neglected! 🙏🏽