TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) For children aged 0 to 17 years, the overall rate of emergency department visits decreased from 2019 to 2020, with decreases seen for
Fewer infants, children and teenagers visited emergency rooms in 2020 as hospitals discouraged non-COVID cases, according to federal data released Tuesday.
Just 6.7% of hospital emergency room visits in 2020 involved any mention of COVID-19, according to federal statistics released Tuesday that raise new questions about the public health response.