data collected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Just over 1,900 pediatric hospitalizations due to COVID-19 were reported on Aug.
14. On Aug. 15, just over 1,800 children were hospitalized for COVID-19 according to HHS. Both data sets include confirmed and suspected COVID-19 pediatric hospitalizations. "As of Aug.
12, over 4.41 million children have tested positive for COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic. Over 121,000 cases were added the past week, a continuing substantial increase.
After declining in early summer, child cases have steadily increased since the beginning of July," according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.