Thread by @elisaperego78

The Veneto region in Italy is witnessing an exponential growth of covid cases in children in the last 2 months. It's coming close to 300 hospitalized children, of which 13 in PICU (pediatric ICU)

A 3-year-old recently died

#LongCovid #LongCovidKids

ilgiornaledivicenza.it/oltre-vicenza/…

@TigressEllie @Elodie_A_N @LongCovidKids @jneill

Thanks @pietrafocaia @FranceskoNew for drawing attention to this article

There is no total clarity from the Italian sources, but it could be 300 since the beginning of the pandemic or more recently | now

I will follow the debate and report @FranceskoNew

Ok double checking 👁
It should be 300 hospitalized in the whole Veneto region since early pandemic, but with significant growth in the last couple of months
50 overall with MIS-C, many presenting with prolonged subsequent cardiac involvement
36 deceased

This article seems more rich in data and precise

ilgazzettino.it/AMP/nordest/va…

I will continue following the discussion because there are some inconsistencies in reporting (i.e. what the 300 refers to temporally)

clear point: fast growing numbers now