How many children die from "Covid-19" in America?

The United States has officially recorded 277,285 cases of the new Corona virus in children between the ages of five and 17 years since last March, with 51 deaths, as a study by the American health authorities showed that is the most complete on the topic, at a time when schools are considering returning students to classes.

Between March 1 and September 19, the confirmed death rate for children of school age in the United States was 0.018%, according to this study published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday.

And since the number of confirmed cases, for both children and adults, is far from the actual number of infections in light of the presence of many without serious cases whose owners have not been subjected to any tests, the new figures confirm that the actual death rate due to the Corona virus is very low among members of this age group, Compared with adults, especially with the elderly.

In another analysis published on its website on September 10, CDC centers considered that according to the most likely scenario, the death rate from confirmed injuries according to the age group was 0.003% (0-19 years), and 0.02% (20-20). 49 years old), 0.5% (50-69 years old), and 5.4% (70 years and over).

Among children, there is a striking difference between people over 11 years of age and those under this age, according to the study "CDC".

The incidence of injuries was doubled among children between the ages of 12 and 17, compared to those between the ages of 5 and 11.

The analysis also confirms that members of minorities are the group most affected by the virus in the country: 42% of infected children were of Hispanic origin, 32% were whites and 17% were blacks.

Out of 277,000 cases, 3,240 injured people were hospitalized, including 404 in the intensive care unit, with 51 deaths recorded.

In general, several studies in the United States have shown that children are less likely to develop severe forms of "Covid-19" than adults, although they are not completely immune.

The scientific debate continues to understand whether young children are infected to the same degree as adults, or to a lesser extent.

An analysis published in the journal "Gamma Pediatrics" last week, whose authors collected data from 32 studies on the subject, concluded that children and adolescents under the age of 20 were actually 44% less likely to have the disease.

However, the same analysis was not able to determine whether children transmit the infection to the same extent as adults or to a lesser extent.

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