With Delta variant cases on the rise in Orange County, doctors say more kids are getting sick

With Delta variant cases on the rise in Orange County, doctors say more kids are getting sick

As a more contagious Delta variant takes root in Orange County and residents 12 and older get vaccinated, pediatricians are reporting a noticeable increase in coronavirus infections and COVID-19 hospitalizations among young children, just weeks before the start of school. “Right now, we’re seeing a huge uptick in the number of cases in children,” said Dr. Chulie Ulloa, a pediatric infectious disease physician scientist and assistant professor of Pediatrics at UC Irvine’s School of Medicine. “And unlike before, the children tend to be more symptomatic.”