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As COVID-19 Cases Among Kids Rise, Doctors Warn Parents: Don't Let Your Guard Down

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As COVID-19 Cases Among Kids Rise, Doctors Warn Parents: Don't Let Your Guard Down Officials in DuPage County, Ill. are sounding the alarm that COVID-19 cases are rising among older kids there. At the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, kids between the ages of 10 and 19 made up just about 5% of all COVID-19 cases in DuPage County. Now, as of July 19, they make up roughly 18% of all cases. For more context about how COVID-19 impacts kids, and how they contract and spread the virus, we turned to a pediatrician in DuPage County, Dr. Jihad Shoshara. The following are his answers to questions, edited for clarity and length. READ THE FULL STORY

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