Chicago, November 18th : .In the US, there has been an increase in Covid-19 cases in Illinois among youth aged between 0 and 17 years.
This is in addition to the Thanksgiving holiday.It rose from 628 to 1 020 per day over the last two weeks.
That equates to a 62% rise, according to state media.To be specific, the Covid-19 cases among those aged 0-4 years rose 57 per cent; among those aged 5-11 years jumped 59 per cent; and among those aged 12-17 years soared 71 per cent.
Specific: The Covid-19 cases for children aged 0-4 years rose 57%; those between 5-11 and 12-17 years increased 59%; while those between 5-11 and 17 years saw a jump of 71%.
The recent spike in cases is approaching the peak level of the fall 2021 surge for youth cases recorded on September 4, which was an average of 1,228 a day; but is notably lower than the pandemic’s highest average daily tally of new youth cases, which was 1,532 recorded on November 16, 2020.This recent surge in cases has reached the peak of the fall 2021 youth case spike recorded on September 4.It was an average 1,228 per day, but it is significantly lower than the highest daily average number of youth cases during the pandemic (1.532) on November 16, 2020.
The Illinois Department of Public Health last week reported 148 youth outbreaks statewide, 124 of which were at public and private schools enrolling students in kindergarten through 12th grade, Xinhua news agency reported.According to Xinhua, 148 youth epidemics were reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.124 of them occurred at schools that enroll students from kindergarten through twelveth grades.
Elementary school-based vaccine clinics were launched in Chicago and the suburbs last week following the US Food and Drug Administration authorization of the Pfizer vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 years.After the US Food and Drug Administration approved the Pfizer vaccine, elementary school-based vaccination clinics in Chicago and suburbs have been established.
As many as 6,687 Chicago Public School (CPS) students were inoculated on Friday, of which 5,849 were children aged 5 to 11-years-old.On Friday 6,687 Chicago Public School students (CPS), including 5,849 children between 5 and 11 years old, were vaccinated.
From Thursday through Saturday, nearly 13,000 CPS students got vaccinated, with 11,434 students being 5 to 11-years-old.Nearly 13,000 CPS students were vaccinated from Thursday to Saturday.11,434 of these students are 5-11 years old.
CPS reported 2,400 student and 679 adult cases this school year through Monday.CPS had reported that there were 2,400 students and 679 adults in this school year, which ended Monday.
For the week ending November 11, there was a 22 per cent increase in children’s Covid-19 cases nationwide compared with two weeks ago, according to a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics and Children’s Hospital Association.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics and Children’s Hospital Association, there was an increase of 22 percent in Covid-19 children’s cases for the week ended November 11.
More than 6.6 million children in the US have tested positive for Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to the Children and Covid-19 State Data Report.According to the Children and Covid-19 State Data Report, more than 6.6 million American children have been tested for Covid-19 in the United States since the outbreak of the pandemic.
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