nearly 252,000 child COVID-19 infections were added. According to the chart, more than 6 million children have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began in March 2020.
According to a chart, September 2021 saw the biggest wave in child COVID-19 infections. The AAP also said the overall COVID-19 infection rate is 8,035 cases per 100,000 children in the population.
The academy said hospitalizations and remain low among children with COVID-19. In states reporting, 0.00%-0.03% of all child COVID-19 cases resulted in death and among 24 states reporting, children ranged from 1.6%-4.2% of their total cumulated hospitalizations, and 0.1%-2.0% of all their child COVID-19 cases resulted in hospitalization, according to AAP.U.S..