Coronavirus Hospitalizations Of Youths Up 23% In Florida

[TheBlackAdder]

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The state had 31,150 such cases reported among people under 18 as of July 24, the Florida Department of Health disclosed Sunday. That’ represents a 34% jump in such cases from July 16.

Perhaps even more concerning is the spike in youth hospitalized with COVID-19 during that time period. The latest data shows 303 youth hospitalizations, up 23% from July 16. About one-third of those cases are in children 14-17 years old, followed by 67 cases among children younger under one.
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White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany also has dismissed the risk of reopening schools with in-person instruction. “We don’t think our children should be locked up at home with devastating consequences when it’s perfectly safe for them to go to school,” she said at a recent White House briefing.

The overall rate of positive cases among youth in Florida is 14.4%, the state health department said Sunday. The World Health Organization has advised that governments track 14 consecutive days of a positivity rate below 5% before easing any virus-related restrictions.

More at the jump:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/florida-youth-covid-hospitalizations_n_5f1f54e7c5b69fd473106c73

In just two weeks, there was a 34% increase.

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[OregonBlue]

1. Seems this virus is very smart. Learning how to infect and kill all ages.

[crickets]

2. Sounds like jr. high and high school cases are spiking. Still want to send them back to class? nt

[LisaL]

3. Youth was told they got nothing to worry about, at most flu like symptoms.

A lot of youth are not taking precautions, going to bars and parties.
But if they are ending up in hospitals, they sure have more than just mild symptoms.

[lpbk2713]

4. Go ahead DeSantis, you effen moron, open the effen schools.

You think it's bad now? Just wait.

[uponit7771]

5. O shit, these are hospitalizations not kids getting sick .. this sucks. That means its severe