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Over 1 million children in the U.S. infected By Coronavirus 110000 cases of child infection last week

Over 1 million children in the U.S. infected By Coronavirus 110000 cases of child infection last week

by YCPress

How many children infected by coronavirus in united states

On November 16, local time, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics and Children’s Hospital Association, since the outbreak of coronavirus in the United States, more than 1 million children under the age of 18 have been diagnosed with coronavirus. 

The two agencies stated in a joint statement that as of November 12, a total of 1039464 children had tested positive for coronavirus. At the same time, in a week from November 6 to 12, newly diagnosed cases of coronavirus pandemic in children reached 111,946, which greatly exceeded the level of the previous week.

Over 1 million children in the U.S. infected By Coronavirus 110000 cases of child infection last week

“This growth is accompanied by a surge in viruses in American communities.” said Sally Goza, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics. “As a pediatrician who has been working in medicine for more than 30 years, I find this number shocking and sad. Since we were vaccinated against measles and polio, we have not seen a virus spreading rapidly in the community like this.”

Goza said in a statement that the pandemic has caused heavy damage to children, families, communities, and front-line medical teams. Efforts must now be made to restore confidence in public health and scientific institutions. 

She said: “We urgently need to adopt new strategies nationwide to control this pandemic, which should include the implementation of recognized public health measures, such as wearing masks and maintaining social distancing.”