Across the country, Covid-19 cases among children have been on the rise since early July after months of decline. "I think most areas, we are nearing or exceeding pediatric intensive care capacity," said Mark Wietecha, the CEO of the Children's Hospital Association , an association that represents more than 220 children's hospitals. Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Miami has 24 patients, with seven in the ICU, for a total of 39 patients. In the Miami area, Dr. Aileen Marty, an infectious disease expert at Florida International University said the children's hospitals there have been overwhelmed. Wietecha, with the Children's Hospital Association, said people need to be careful in their thinking that children have escaped Covid-19.

Source: CNN August 10, 2021 03:10 UTC