New York, 9th September: Over 500,000 kids have tested positive for the coronavirus pandemic in the United States. According to the reports from CBS, more than 500,000 children have tested positive for COVID-19 since the outbreak of the pandemic. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the children represented 9.8% of all COVID-19 cases in the US, where more than 6.3 million total cases have been reported, per a tally by Johns Hopkins University. Experts Term Public-Private Cooperation Critical to Mitigate COVID19 Impact The AAP reported there were 70,630 new child cases, a 16% increase over two weeks, between August 20 and September 3, which brings the national total to 513,415. The report said the cumulative death toll in the US for children due to the coronavirus is 103. In a subset of data that was analyzed from 42 states and New York City, children were 0-0.3% of all COVID-19 deaths, and 18 states reported zero child deaths. “At this time, it appears that severe illness due to COVID-19 is rare among children,” the AAP said. But health experts have said that kids could spread COVID-19. World’s Finance Ministers Plan for Recovery from COVID19 Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control … Continue reading COVID-19: Over 500,000 kids have tested positive in the US