The number of children hospitalized in the U.S. due to COVID-19 hit a record high because Delta variant Continue to promote a wave of new infections across the country.
According to Reuters for the first time, data from the Ministry of Health and Human Services showed that as of Saturday, only more than 1,900 children had been hospitalized due to COVID-19. The number of hospitalizations related to the new coronavirus has surged especially in the South. The latest HHS data shows that the number of hospitalizations between 18 to 29, 30 to 39 and 40 to 49 years old nationwide in the past week also reached record highs.
Currently, children account for approximately 2.4% of COVID-19 patients hospitalized nationwide. According to a report, more than 72,500 people across the country are currently hospitalized due to COVID-19. New York Times Tracker. This means a surge of nearly 75% in the past two weeks.
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Nationwide, the United States has an average of more than 128,000 new infections every day. Florida, Texas, and California saw the largest increase in numbers. In Florida, an average of more than 21,000 infections are reported every day, while Texas has nearly 14,000 and California has reported nearly 12,000.
At the same time, less than 60% of the US population has at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Half of the population has received two injections. Children under the age of 12 are not eligible for any vaccinations, but Pfizer The vaccine has been urgently approved for use in children 12 years and older.
Sally Goza, former president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, said: “This is not last year’s COVID. This time it is worse, and our children will be affected the most.” CNN In the interview on Saturday.
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Guiding opinions have been issued and schools should require students, teachers and staff to wear masks when resuming classes to curb the spread of the virus. But some Republican governors rejected this guideline and even tried to ban schools from requiring masks.
Governor of Florida Ron DeSantisWidely regarded as a 2024 presidential candidate, he was strongly opposed to his efforts to ban the wearing of masks in schools in his state. More than 800 doctors This week, people associated with a left-leaning political group lashed out at DeSantis in an open letter.
“As The virus spreads in Florida, Health care providers believe that we are fighting this fire without any leadership from Governor Ron DeSantis. Using his top-down, one-size-fits-all decree to prevent communities from making local decisions to protect themselves will only make things worse,” the doctors wrote.
Weekly newspaper The Department of Health and Human Services was contacted for further comment, but no response was received immediately.
