Kids in Louisiana Make Up Almost 20 Percent of New COVID Cases as Hospitals at Capacity
http://www.newsweek.com/kids-louisiana-make-almost-20-percent-new-covid-cases-hospitals-capacity-1615522
The COVID Delta variant is hospitalizing more children than ever before in one Louisiana hospital, an infectious disease specialist has warned amid a surge in cases in the state.
According to the state's Department of Health, 11,109 new COVID cases have been recorded in Louisiana since Friday, July 30. Children accounted for more than 2,000 of them, WWL-TV reported citing the department. That amounts to around 18 percent of new cases.
