Although serious cases are rare, Coronavirus in children is on the rise.Click to enlarge the image and toggle caption Mary Altaffer/AP Mary Altaffer/APA recent study has shown that coronavirus cases are increasing alarmingly in the United States. It was found that the number of children who contract the virus has "steadily increased" since July.According to the American Academy of Pediatrics' and Children's Hospital Association's reports, almost 72,000 cases of coronavirus infections were reported in children within the past week. This represents roughly 19% of all new cases across the country. Even though hospitalizations and deaths are still low, the number child coronavirus cases rose by 3% in the last two weeks after decreasing earlier in the summer.About 4.2 million children tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic started a year and a half ago. Children who contract the virus are not likely to suffer severe illness or death. Children accounted for less than one quarter of all COVID-19-related deaths in the states that reported. Seven states did not report any child deaths. Other states reported 0-.03% child coronavirus cases that resulted in death. According to reports, 358 children were killed by the coronavirus as of July 29.The report states that "there is an urgent need for more data about the longer-term effects of the pandemic upon children," and includes the ways in which the virus could harm long-term health of infected kids as well as its mental and emotional health effects.The report acknowledges that some figures may be incorrect for a few reasons. There are many factors that can affect the ages of children. Some states have changed their definitions of what constitutes a child, while others use newborns as the standard.The report also states that the most current numbers do not include data from 11 states. This complicates matters. Only 23 states and New York City reported hospitalizations, and 43 states along with New York City and Puerto Rico reported mortality rates. In June, Florida stopped reporting child hospitalizations and Iowa stopped updating data on child testing shortly thereafter. The COVID-19 dashboard in Nebraska has been unavailable since June.As the number of cases continues to rise, some parts of the country are looking at reintroducing protective measures. The same report was conducted by the same organization. It recommends that students under 2 years old and all staff be vaccinated.However, some states, such as Arkansas, Florida and South Carolina, have passed laws that prohibit the use of mask mandates in schools.Arkansas Governor. Asa Hutchinson finds himself in an awkward position. While the governor is not yet in favor of a state mandate, he does want the law that bans state and local mask mandates to be repealed to allow schools to implement them.Hutchinson stated Tuesday at a press conference that "in hindsight I wish it hadn't become law." "But it's the law. We have no other options than to amend it or to ask the courts to declare that it lacks a constitutional foundation."More than 612 000 people have been killed by the coronavirus to date. Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reversed its earlier message that all vaccinated people could participate in almost all activities without wearing masks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now encouraging everyone to wear masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status.
