COVID-19 cases among children are continuing to rise as the U.S. heads towards the holiday season, a new report finds.
A total of 122,229 kids tested positive for the virus during the week that ended on November 11, according to the American Academy and Pediatrics (AAP).
That figure is a 13 percent increase from the 107,000 cases recorded the previous week and a 22 percent increase over the past two weeks.
Pediatric Covid cases have now increased for the second consecutive week after nearly two months of declines.
America as a whole is experiencing a slight increase in COVID-19 infections ahead of the holiday season, and some experts believe cold weather could be fueling the increase.
New COVID-19 cases among children increased by 13% last week, from 107,000 to 122,000, the second straight week cases increased after falling for nearly two months straight
Children accounted for 27% of new COVID-19 cases last week, and increase from the 24% of cases the year before
Child Covid cases had decreased every week from the week that ended September 2 to the week that ended on October 28.
This followed a national trend of cases trending downwards as the Delta variant-fueled summer surge began to wind down.
Cases have begun to rise once again in recent days, though, as the pandemic is trending in the wrong direction ahead of the holiday season - just as it was around this time last year.
Children are also beginning to account for a larger share of cases, making up 27 percent of active cases last week compared to 24 percent the previous week.
Cases among children are not as dangerous as they are among adults, though, and most are either mild or asymptomatic.
According to the AAP data, less that one percent of children infected with Covid will require hospitalization, and
