Fresh cases double in young kids
Under-5s account for 5% of infections now
Covid-19 infection rates among children under the age of five have doubled since January, the Department of Health said yesterday.
“More than 6,000 young children were confirmed to have Covid-19 last week, as opposed to the weekly infection rate of between 2,000 and 3,000 observed last month,” said Dr Ekachai Piansriwatchara, deputy director of the department.
“The main variant behind this surge of Covid-19 infections among these children is Omicron.”
Infections among children of this age group now account for 5% of all Covid-19 infections, said Dr Ekachai.
“The main source of infections for young children is from infected family members, which is mainly due to a lack of concern in most families about their child’s risk of contracting the…
