Schools

School Cases

School-Age Group Specific Case Rates

Note: the data below includes all cases in the specified age groups, not solely those who have confirmed enrollment in a school.

Hospitalizations among School-Aged Youth

The plot below shows the number of hospitalizations by month among 5-17 year-olds. Cases are displayed by the date of admission to the hospital. If the admission date is not available, the date of first report to public health is used.

Hospitalization Counts and Rates by Vaccine Eligibility among Youth

Vaccines among School-Aged Youth

The Pfizer vaccine is the only COVID-19 vaccine authorized for children 5-17 years old. For more information about the COVID-19 vaccines, visit Utah’s Coronavirus Vaccine Webpage .

MIS-C Data

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a rare but serious condition associated with COVID-19 wherein multiple organ systems can become inflamed. While we do not yet know what causes MIS-C, we know many children with MIS-C were infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 or had been exposed to a confirmed COVID-19 case.
The case definition for MIS-C is:

• An individual younger than 21, with fever, laboratory evidence of inflammation, and severe illness requiring hospitalization with multisystem (two or more) organ involvement, AND
• A positive COVID-19 test or exposure to a confirmed COVID-19 case within 4 weeks prior to symptom onset, AND
• No other plausible diagnoses.
  

For more information on MIS-C, visit the CDC website on Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS).