Health leaders in St. Louis and Springfield are warning that hospitals in the region are admitting more young patients with COVID-19.
Spring Schmidt, deputy director of the St. Louis County health department, said Wednesday about one in five current COVID-19 patients are people under the age of 19, including those under 12 who are not yet eligible for the vaccine.
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On Tuesday, Dr. Clay Dunagan, of the St. Louis Metropolitan Task Force, said the number of children with COVID-19 in the task force's hospitals increased from 13 children last week to 20 this week.
Springfield-Greene County health officials said Wednesday the region also is seeing more children hospitalized with COVID-19.
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