The number and rate of coronavirus cases in youth in the United States “steadily increased” between March and July, according to new rules released Friday through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The increase in the number of cases comes at a time when schools across the country are suffering from returning to face-to-face learning.
While young people account for approximately 22% of the country’s population, they account for approximately 7.3% of all COVID-19 cases as of August 3. The CDC said tracking coronavirus instances in young people has been complicated due to a lack of widespread testing and prioritization of adult testing.
The CDC said that transmission of the virus in young people would likely have declined in the spring and summer due to strict orders to stay at home, warning that trends are likely to be replaced after returning to face-to-face learning and other activities.
The incubation era of COVID-19 is approximately the same in young people and adults: 2 to 14 days, with an average of 6 days. Symptoms are also similar, adding fever, fatigue, cough, loss of taste or smell, shortness of breath or shortness of breath, among others.
The CDC said at least 16% of young people with coronavirus are asymptomatic. However, the CDC also cautioned that the evidence suggests that up to 45% of these cases are asymptomatic.
A new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics noticed a 90% increase in pediatric cases from July 9 to August 6. In the last two weeks of July alone, more than nine 7,000 young people tested positive, according to the SPG.
Some government officials, adding to President Trump, have falsely claimed that the virus poses a particularly small threat to young people, urging states to return to full face-to-face learning. But the CDC’s new rules mean that young people can still expand serious illnesses and headaches from the virus, even if their threat is less than that of adults.
The CDC also reported that the rate of hospitalizations among young people is increasing. A third of young people admitted to the ICU, the same rate as adults.
There is also fear that young people returning to school and other activities may transmit the virus to the circle of high-risk relatives. “Recent evidence suggests that young people probably have a lot of viruses equal to or higher in nasopharynge compared to adults and that young people can spread the virus well in families and camps,” the CDC said.
Many schools and universities have already had to adjust their reopening methods following the increase in positive cases between academics and teachers during the first weeks of classes. Many teachers have chosen to resign or retire prematurely to avoid putting themselves and their families at risk.
In the past two weeks alone, Florida has reported 8,399 new cases in young people under the age of 18. Despite the outbreak, the best school sports at the epicenter of the virus were officially approved on Friday to resume this fall.
In New York City, home to the country’s largest school district, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a return to face-to-face education in the fall, while instances across the state have declined. Students will return with a “mixed learning” model, with up to students taking face-to-face courses two or 3 days a week and learning online on other days.
In California, Gov. Gavin Newsom said more than 90% of students would start the school year from home. The state has the highest number of instances in the country, surpassing 600,000 this week, is the first to factor a home aid order.
The percentage of positive control effects in 34 states is higher than the reopening point. Dr Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease specialist, said this week: “At the end of the day, I’m not satisfied with the way things are going.”