Hospitalization data shows that at one point during the latest surge, children made up 13% of all COVID-19 hospitalizations. The Delta variant led to the highest number of child hospitalizations than at any period in the pandemic for which data is available.
The data also shows that while hospitalization spikes occurred in every state, states in the South and Mountain West were especially affected. These states have vaccination rates lower than the nation overall. Due to the availability of vaccines, the latest increase in hospitalizations was lower than the spike last winter.
