The COVID-19 Omicron cases are rising gradually across the globe, affecting individuals of all ages. In New York City, the number of hospitalization of children by getting the Omicron virus is rapidly increasing. The risk of Omicron is higher in young ones as the rate of infected children is more elevated, as per the data.
COVID-19 condition in New York City :
Apart from this, New York health officials have also reported the new hospital admissions. There is a shortage of the COVID-19 test in the United States, and the white house has promised to resolve this issue soon.
However, the state health department mentioned in a statement, “There is soaring in the cases of pediatric hospitalizations due to the new variant of COVID-19. It identified four times as greater the increase of hospital admissions because of COVID-19 for the children under 18. Also, the percentage is 395%. In the present week of 5th December.”
The majority of children getting admitted to the hospital facilities due to COVID-19 are 5-years-old.
Since the past seven days, the count of the COVID-19 cases in the U.S.A has been around 1,90,000. This new variant of COVID is highly contagious. On the other hand, the World Health Organisation initially stated that the Omicron is the most concerning, but now they said it appears to be milder, the concern is still the same.
The risk of infection can reduce with the help of the vaccination against COVID-19. The vaccination against the disease can protect the worldwide. This condition is alarming for unvaccinated individuals.
Afterwards, the CEO, Dr Kerry Fierstein of Allied Physicians Group, said, “He was feeling downcast as he saw so many children has ruined their Christmas because they are suffering from the Omicron variant.”
Some of the children have milder symptoms than the others as they are in a severe condition. It is imperative to inoculate juniors under five.
