While pediatric COVID-19 hospitalization rates are lower than those for adults, they have surged in recent weeks.
As experts work to answer those questions, many hospitals are reeling. Those in Texas are among the hardest hit. On Tuesday, they reported 196 children being treated with confirmed COVID-19. That compares with 163 during the previous peak, in December.
At Children’s Medical Center in Dallas, where Francisco is being treated, the number of patients with COVID-19 climbed from 10 during the week of July 4 to 29 during the week of Aug. 8. Outbreaks have already occurred at reopened schools in the South that are facing resistance to mask-wearing. Although dozens of students and staff have already been sickened by the virus since the Dallas district’s 180 schools began reopening on Aug. 5, the numbers are far lower than when in-person learning resumed in the spring, Hinojosa said.
In DeSoto, a Dallas suburb, schools are also requiring masks, and Superintendent D’Andre Weaver said there has been no pushback from parents, perhaps, he added, because many are Black and know their community was hit hard earlier in the pandemic. Some considered keeping their children home because of the governor’s opposition to school mask requirements, Weaver said.
México Últimas Noticias, México Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
COVID-19 Delta Wave Hits Kids In Record NumbersAs schools reopen in person, fears rise of the highly contagious delta variant.
Leer más »
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Conversaciones Comunitarias de COVID-19 y la Vacuna de COVID-19 | Community Conversations about COVID-19 and the COVID-19 Vaccine. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Leer más »
Delta Variant, Low Covid-19 Vaccination Rates Push U.S. Hospitalizations HigherThe average number of new hospitalizations in the U.S. increased more than 58% from early to mid-August, fueled by the Delta variant and lower-than-average vaccination rates in some states and regions
Leer más »
Three U.S. senators test positive for COVID-19Three U.S. senators - Republican Roger Wicker of Mississippi, Democrat John Hickenlooper of Colorado and independent Angus King of Maine - disclosed on Thursday they had tested positive for COVID-19.
Leer más »
Three U.S. senators test positive for COVID-19 breakthrough casesSens. Roger Wicker, Angus King and John Hickenlooper announced separately on Thursday that they have tested positive for COVID-19. All three have been fully vaccinated.
Leer más »