Infections in children continue to rise and already represent 20% of new cases of COVID-19 in the United States.

2021-04-20T19:31:17.772Z

In the past week, more than 88,000 new infections were recorded in children, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association. In the US, a total of 3.6 million minors have been infected with coronavirus.