About 114,000 of these cases have been added in the past 4 weeks.
A total of 28,600 child COVID-19 cases were reported in the latest week ending Dec. 1, said the report, adding that reported cases are likely a substantial undercount of COVID-19 cases among children.
There is a need to collect more age-specific data to assess the severity of illness related to new variants as well as potential longer-term effects, said the report.
"It is important to recognize there are immediate effects of the pandemic on children's health, but importantly we need to identify and address the long-lasting impacts on the physical, mental, and social well-being of this generation of children and youth," said the AAP.
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