Children are making up an increasing number of patients filling Missouri hospitals during the summer COVID-19 surge, and some doctors worry that the return to school will lead to more illnesses.
St. Louis this week saw a record number of hospitalized children with COVID-19, including 10 who are in ICU. In the Kansas City area, Children's Mercy Hospital reached its capacity on Monday.
Doctors worry that with thousands of children returning to schools that mostly don't have mask mandates, a new wave of illnesses among children is imminent.
