Pnademic hitting an increasing number of U.S. children

Some children's hospitals in Covid-19 hotspots are especially busy As of Saturday, the number of children who were hospitalized increased week-over-week, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Specifically, there was an average of 203 children with Covid-19 admitted to US hospitals every day over the past week, CDC data shows. That's a more than 21% increase from the previous week in daily new hospitalizations among Covid-19 patients ages 0 to 17. Jen Christensen, CNN CNN

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Across the country, Covid-19 cases among children have been on the rise since early July after months of decline. Almost 94,000 cases among children were added in the past week, the American Academy of Pediatrics said in what the group described as a “continuing substantial increase.”

The vast majority of cases don’t end up in the hospital. Generally, the cumulative hospitalization rate for children with Covid-19 has remained steady at around 1% since December, according to the AAP, meaning hospitalization is still uncommon compared to the number of adults who have been hospitalized. Nearly 189,000 adults have been hospitalized since the start of the pandemic, according to the CDC.

Yet, as of Saturday, the number of children who were hospitalized increased week-over-week, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Specifically, there was an average of 203 children with Covid-19 admitted to US hospitals every day over the past week, CDC data shows. That’s a more than 21% increase from the previous week in daily new hospitalizations among Covid-19 patients ages 0 to 17.

“I think most areas, we are nearing or exceeding pediatric intensive care capacity,” said Mark Wietecha, the CEO of the Children’s Hospital Association, an association that represents more than 220 children’s hospitals. Hot spots for child cases are pretty much everywhere the adult Covid-19 hotspots are, he said. ...