Michigan at 'record high' for COVID-19 hospitalizations of children
Statewide, 45\u00a0children were\u00a0hospitalized Tuesday with either confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19, according to state data.
That's the message doctors at several of Michigan's children's hospitals want people to hear as the state confronts yet another massive surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, which reached 4,047 Tuesday, surpassing the state's November/December spike.
"The state is at a record high for hospitalizations for pediatrics during the entire pandemic and our hospital reflects that," said Dr. Rudolph Valentini, a pediatric nephrologist at Children's Hospital of Michigan and group chief medical officer for the Detroit Medical Center. Statewide, 45 children were hospitalized Tuesday with either confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19, according to state data.