Covid-19 cases are rising in children 5 and under, with about 100,000 now infected, health authorities said.
Dr Ekachai Piansriwatchara, deputy director-general of the Department of Health, said on Wednesday that Covid-19 infections among pre-school children were on an upward trend.
During the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant in January, about 1,000 children under six years old had contracted the coronavirus. Last week, about 6,000 children in this age group had Covid-19, said Dr Ekachai.
According to official data, there were 107,059 children infected with Covid-19 from April last year to Feb 17. They accounted for 5% of about 2 million Covid-19 cases in all age groups. Twenty-nine kids had died from the virus, he said.
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