During the second wave of COVID-19 cases, the Ministry of Health became aware that the number of positive cases in children was increasing.
The states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Delhi were among the first to announce an uptick in cases. Fever, nausea, weakness, sore throat, lack of taste and scent, diarrhea, and body rashes are among the symptoms, and a few other children have complained of breathlessness and shortness of breath.
In severe circumstances, some of the children have been admitted to hospitals for treatment.
According to health statistics, 81,188 cases were reported in the 0-10 years age group until March 24, which increased to 1,49,224 cases by May 6; similarly, 1.66 lakh cases were reported in the 11-20 years age group, which more than doubled to 3.38 lakh, followed by 4.15 lakh cases in the 21-30 years group, which also more than doubled to 8.67 lakh during the same era.
According to official sources in the Karnataka COVID War Room, the state saw 20,206 COVID infections, including 17 deaths among children under the age of ten, from March 1 to May 15 this year, when the state was struck by the second wave.
The case fatality rate among girls, on the other hand, is just 0.1 percent.
To shield children in the national capital, the Delhi government has created a special task force. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said that if the third wave of the COVID-19 appears, his government will be ready to combat it.
According to the Uttarakhand Health Department, only 2,131 children were infected in the previous year, with 264 testings positive from April 1 to April 15. There were 1,053 registered cases from April 16 to April 30, and 1,618 from May 1 to May 14.
Meanwhile, several state governments, including Uttarakhand and Maharashtra, have set up special programs to safeguard orphaned children as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
