234,000 U.S. children under 18 were hospitalized with COVID from fall 2020 to spring 2024

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

 

American Academy of Pediatrics analyzes pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations from 2020-’24

 

July 1, 2024

 

About 234,000 children under age 18 were hospitalized with confirmed cases of COVID-19 from fall 2020 to spring 2024, according to AAP analysis of data collected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations varied substantially across time by waves of infection and emergence of new variants (see figure). The largest peak was in winter 2022 during the omicron surge, with 6,527 child hospitalizations the week of Jan. 15. In the final week of the report, April 27, 2024, 310 children with a confirmed COVID-19 case were admitted, among the lowest levels reported during the pandemic.

 

Starting in January 2022, HHS also required hospitals to break out child admissions by age group (0-4 years, 5-11 years and 12-17 years) in their weekly reports. While children ages 0-4 comprise about 26% of the U.S. child population, they accounted for 58% of the confirmed COVID-19 [juvenile] hospital admissions from January 2022 to April 2024. This may be related to greater vulnerability or to lower vaccination levels among this age group.

 

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https://publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/29182

 

 

Edited July 21 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Supplemental graphics from the above report:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/COVID Hospitalizations Report - June 2024.pdf

 

 

 

[impulse]

24 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

About 234,000 children under age 18 were hospitalized with confirmed cases of COVID-19 from fall 2020 to spring 2024, according to AAP analysis of data collected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

 

How many were hospitalized FOR Covid?

 

I'd add that, with 6100 hospitals in the USA, that graphs looks to be one child per 6 hospitals.

 

With 72.4 million kids in the USA, that's one kid in 72,400 in hospital WITH Covid this week.  No telling how many are there because of Covid.

 

 

Edited July 21 by impulse

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

It's not my database or report... But the numbers are reported as "COVID-19 Reported Patient Impact" admissions -- not kid admitted for a broken leg who happens to test positive for COVID along the way admissions.

 

Edited July 21 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[impulse]

10 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 not kid admitted for a broken leg who happens to test positive for COVID along the way admissions.

 

 

Seems to me that's a factual claim that should be backed up by a link to a credible source.

 

Otherwise,  it's a guess.

 

[Amethyst]

A trolling post has been removed.

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

1 hour ago, impulse said:

 

Seems to me that's a factual claim that should be backed up by a link to a credible source.

 

Otherwise,  it's a guess.

 

 

COVID-19 Reported Patient Impact and Hospital Capacity by State Timeseries

After May 3, 2024, this dataset and webpage will no longer be updated because hospitals are no longer required to report data on COVID-19 hospital admissions [emphasis added], and hospital capacity and occupancy data, to HHS through CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network.

 

https://healthdata.gov/Hospital/COVID-19-Reported-Patient-Impact-and-Hospital-Capa/g62h-syeh/about_data

 

Edited July 22 by TallGuyJohninBKK