Teens and young adults driving record Covid cases in US, health officials say
by Victoria Bekiempis in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#5TJ8Z)
Uptick in Covid among under-50s coincides with surge in cases among young children and increase in pediatric hospitalizations
As the US is seeing record numbers of daily coronavirus cases driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, public health authorities nationwide have said that teens and younger adults are helping fuel this increase.
The uptick in Covid-19 among the under-50s coincides with a surge in cases among young children - and a troubling increase in pediatric hospitalizations.
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