Almost 13.2 mln U.S. children infected with COVID-19

LOS ANGELES, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Almost 13.2 million children in the United States have tested positive for COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to the latest report by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children's Hospital Association.

For the week ending May 12, more than 93,000 additional child COVID-19 cases were reported, an increase of about 76 percent from two weeks ago, according to the report published late Monday.