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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCoronavirus Hospitalizations Of Youths Up 23% In Florida
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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 dont think our children should be locked up at home with devastating consequences when its 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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Coronavirus Hospitalizations Of Youths Up 23% In Florida (Original Post)
TheBlackAdder
Jul 2020
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OregonBlue
(7,755 posts)1. Seems this virus is very smart. Learning how to infect and kill all ages.
crickets
(25,990 posts)2. Sounds like jr. high and high school cases are spiking. Still want to send them back to class? nt
LisaL
(44,982 posts)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
(42,774 posts)4. Go ahead DeSantis, you effen moron, open the effen schools.
You think it's bad now? Just wait.
uponit7771
(90,371 posts)5. O shit, these are hospitalizations not kids getting sick .. this sucks. That means its severe