US: McConnell blocks Senate Democrats\u2019 move to pass $2,000 coronavirus checks<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nThe AAP also noted, that since Nov. 12, there has been an increase of 1 million Covid-19 cases in children, and\u00a0over the last two weeks, from Dec. 10 – Dec. 24, there was a 22% increase in child cases.<\/p>\n
This puts the overall rate at “2,658 cases per 100,000 children in the population,” the AAP said.<\/p>\n
“At this time, it appears that severe illness due to Covid-19 is rare among children. However, there is an urgent need to collect more data on longer-term impacts of the pandemic on children, including ways the virus may harm the long-term physical health of infected children, as well as its emotional and mental health effects,” the AAP’s data report said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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