6,181 Alabama children diagnosed with COVID in 2 weeks; 5 times more than 2020
According to the Alabama Department of Public Health, between Aug. 1-12 of 2020, Alabama had 1,356 reports of COVID in patients ages 5-17. That number soared to 6,181 for the same age range for the same time period of 2021.
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“COVID-19 can be a very serious illness in children with at least 6% of children experiencing long-term consequences of this disease,” Landers said. “At least 113 children in our state have suffered from Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome of Childhood (MIS-C), a severe illness that occurs after COVID disease and affects several organs, including the brain, heart, lungs, and kidneys, among other body systems.”— ADPH Pediatrician Dr. Karen Landers
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Dr. Benjamin Estrada, Director, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Professor of Pediatrics, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, said the surge is due to the spread of the delta variant.
