Nearly 72,000 American children tested positive for COVID-19 last week, a new report finds.
The figure is a dramatic spike from the almost 39,000 under-18s who contracted the virus last week, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
This brings the total of pediatric Covid cases to more than 4.1 million since the start of the pandemic.
According to the report, coronavirus infections in youngsters made up 19 percent of all cases in the U.S. for the week ending July 29.
Nearly 72,000 American children tested positive for COVID-19 last week, making up 19% of all cases in the U.S for the week ending July 29, a new report found. Pictured: Marisol Gerardo, 9, gets her nose swabbed in Durham, North Carolina, April 2021
More than 4.1 million children have been infected but fewer than 2% of child cases have resulted in hospitalization in any state
Currently, there are 10 states that report 18 percent or more of their cumulative cases are among children: Vermont, Alaska, South Carolina, Maine, Tennessee, Minnesota, New Mexico, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Washington.
Vermont has the most with more than 22 percent of all the state's cases among its youngest residents.
Meanwhile, just one state - Florida - reported fewer than 10 percent of its cases are among kids.
