Weekly COVID cases among kids have risen 138%, according to state data.
That's a 138% increase from the 6,700 children who contracted the virus the week before and a 566% spike from the 2,400 children who tested positive for the virus the week before Thanksgiving.
Kids of all ages have been admitted, from as young as 2 weeks old up through teenagers, according to Mantor. However, even though most children recover from COVID-19, this doesn't mean they don't suffer complications.An 8-year-old girl is tested for COVID-19 after being exposed at school at the Tower Theatre in Oklahoma City, on Jan. 11, 2022.
Additionally, during an OU Health roundtable discussion held on Wednesday afternoon, Dr. Stephanie DeLeon, inpatient medical director at Oklahoma Children's Hospital OU Health, said the hospital has recently seen children diagnosed with COVID encephalitis, meaning these patients have inflammation in their brains and have symptoms including altered mental states and seizures.The weekly report from the OSDH shows that as of Jan.
"When we look at the state of Oklahoma, around 60% have had at least one vaccine dose, but the kids 5 and older who can get vaccinated, that percentage is still very small," Mantor said.
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