Hospital admissions for children with Covid reach record high

The rates of children in the US hospitalised for Covid-19 are at their highest point in the pandemic, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

An average of 246 children were admitted to hospital every day between 4 August and 10 August, a spike of more than 27 per cent from the previous seven-day average, and marking the highest seven-day average of pediatric admissions during the public health crisis, surpassing January’s peak average of 217 daily admissions.

Severe cases and infections among children have grown since July, as spread of the more-contagious Delta variant has driven a surge of disease across the US.