Demographics

Almost 7% of adults and 1% of kids have struggled with long Covid, survey finds | CNN Estimates of the number of people in the US with lingering Covid-19 symptoms vary widely, but a new survey from the National Center for Health Statistics says the condition may have affected as many as 962,000 children and 17.9 million adults. Jen Christensen CNN

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Long Covid was most likely in women, Hispanic people, adults who lived in rural areas and adults ages 35 to 49. Asian adults were the least likely to have long Covid, as were people whose family income was 400% more than the federal poverty level.

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As Covid-19 hospitalizations climb, rates among seniors and children raise concern | CNN Covid-19 hospitalizations have been on the rise in the United States for months, with weekly admissions now more than triple what they were two months ago. Seniors have the highest rates of Covid hospitalizations by far, but hospitalizations among children — especially among those younger than 5 — are rising fast. Jamie Gumbrecht, Deidre McPhillips, Betsy Klein CNN

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Florida's COVID-19 death toll: Nearly 91K fatalities reported statewide The number of Florida residents who have died of COVID-19 since early 2020 is nearing 91,000. CBS Miami

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The new data said 70,533 of the deaths, or nearly 78 percent, involved people age 65 or older. Also, 77,371 of the deaths, or about 85 percent, involved people 60 or older.

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