New Coronavirus Cases Among Young Marylanders Rise More Than 700% In One Month

LINTHICUM (WJZ) — Doctors successful Maryland are seeing much young patients with COVID-19. 

New infections among radical property 0 to 29 person accrued much than 700 percent successful the past period successful Maryland, according to an investigation of Maryland Department of Health statistics. 

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NEW #COVID19 Friday numbers successful Maryland: 1,206 caller infections; positivity complaint stays supra 5%; 13 much hospitalized and 6 caller deaths reported. #coronavirus @wjz pic.twitter.com/NNyFOvi0pV

— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) August 20, 2021

Dr. Kinjal Sheth, main of attraction astatine Northwest Hospital, said with astir schools acceptable to unfastened soon determination are fears cases could emergence adjacent more. 

“I bash person 2 young children and they volition beryllium wearing masks each time successful school, and that’s what the argumentation should beryllium astatine each school,” Sheth said. 

There were conscionable 12 caller cases among children up to 9 years aged connected July 20. There were 224 reported connected August 20.

“If you had COVID successful the past, you tin get it again. It tin beryllium worse, and bash you cognize what’s besides horrible? To beryllium 25 years aged and to beryllium abbreviated of enactment for the remainder of your beingness for nary reason,” helium said, urging radical to get vaccinated. 

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— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) August 20, 2021

This week, Gov. Larry Hogan pushed for the national authorities to rapidly o.k. vaccinations for children arsenic young arsenic 5.

“We’re expecting present possibly an exigency usage authorization for children 5 to 11 years of property successful precocious October oregon aboriginal November,” said Dr. Bill Moss of the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, during the university’s Friday coronavirus briefing. 

The bully quality is wide vaccinations are rising successful Maryland and nationwide.

Maryland reports 6,485 caller first-dose vaccinations @wjz pic.twitter.com/5tAzGtsBvT

— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) August 20, 2021

“The lawsuit increases are considerably higher successful the states with the lowest vaccination coverage. That doesn’t mean that states that person higher vaccination sum are genuinely safe,” Jennifer Nuzzo, a Hopkins epidemiologist.

Hogan besides wants the timeline moved up to commencement giving booster shots for seniors and the vulnerable. 

Maryland has seen much than 7,033 breakthrough infections among the afloat vaccinated since January. 

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Mike Hellgren