Children's Hospital Opens 2nd COVID-19 Unit As Admissions Surge

By Amy Wadas, CBS Pittsburgh

January 5, 2022

As COVID cases continue to rise, local doctors say so are cases among kids. Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh has opened a second unit to accommodate the number of kids admitted with the virus.

Pediatrician Dr. Raymond Pitetti with Childen’s Hospital says the volume of patients coming in has increased dramatically. He says the area the hospital had designated just for COVID patients filled up, so he says adding a second unit was necessary. He says he’s concerned as COVID cases continue to rise among children, saying the number of positive cases is going up fast.

“This time last year we might have had four to five positive patients a day. We are typically calling anywhere from 30 to 50 patients back with positive results,” said Pitetti.

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