North Texas pediatric hospitals seeing spike in COVID-19 cases among kids
Pediatric hospitals in North Texas are once again seeing a concerning rise in COVID-19 cases.
FORT WORTH, Texas - Pediatric hospitals in North Texas are once again seeing a concerning rise in COVID-19 cases.
Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth is reporting case numbers at rates not seen since February.
Cook Children's has 13 hospitalized children with COVID right now, while Children's Health has 16 between its Dallas and Plano locations.
While the numbers are small compared with the population, it is the increase that has doctors concerned.
With some children experiencing severe COVID symptoms, Cook Children’s Director of Infection Control Dr. Marc Mazade says unvaccinated adults need to do their part to protect our youngest vulnerable population.