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COVID-19: Rates Of Cases In Children 'Steadily Increasing,' CDC Says COVID-19: Rates Of Cases In Children 'Steadily Increasing,' CDC Says
Covid-19: Rates Of Cases In Children 'Steadily Increasing,' CDC Says The number of younger people infected with COVID-19 is on the rise, brand-new data has revealed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. COVID transmission among children may have declined in the spring and early summer due to school closures, but the uptick in young people contracting the virus could intensify now that schools and colleges are reopening. Those under age 18 now account for about seven percent of known COVID cases (while accounting for 22 percent of the population), a rate that's been "steadily increasing" from March to July 2020, the CDC said. But t…

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