more than 61000 U.S. children infected with the new coronavirus in the past week

more than 61000 U.S. children infected with the new coronavirus in the past week

On November 2, local time, according to data from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

in the week ending October 29, 61,447 children in the United States tested positive for the new coronavirus. 

The society stated that this is the fastest growing week for children in the United States since the outbreak.

According to the Institute’s data, since the outbreak, more than 853,600 children

in the United States have tested positive for the new coronavirus

including 200,000 newly confirmed cases in October.