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Report finds 40 percent of recent coronavirus infections in children
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSome 855 out of 2,090 new confirmed coronavirus cases from April 19 to 29 are children under the age of 19, Hebrew language website Ynet reports, citing a study published by the Health Ministry’s National Coronavirus Information Center.
According to the study the number of children infected with the novel coronavirus was initially low but has now climbed to 40%. The study also found that 36% of new cases are ages 20-44; 12% are ages 44-59; 5% are ages 60-70; 3% are ages 71 to-80, and the remainder of those infected are over 81.
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