According to operational data, since the beginning of December of this year, 365 cases of coronavirus infection have been registered in the country among children from 0 to 5 years old, and 780 cases among children from 6 to 18 years old.

According to operational data, since the beginning of December of this year, 365 cases of coronavirus infection have been registered in the country among children from 0 to 5 years old, and 780 cases among children from 6 to 18 years old.

At the same time, the first place in terms of morbidity among children under 5 years old is occupied by the Kostanay region - 77 facts of infection were revealed here. On the 2nd and 3rd place are Pavlodar (72 facts) and East Kazakhstan (70 facts) regions, respectively. 1 fact was registered in Shymkent, Almaty, Aktobe and Zhambyl regions. In the Kyzylorda region, since the beginning of December, not a single child under the age of 5 has developed CVI.

In the age group of children from 6 to 18 years old, Pavlodar region is an anti-leader. Here 165 children fell ill in 3 weeks. It is followed by East Kazakhstan (147 facts), Kostanay (120 facts) and Nur-Sultan (108 facts). 2 cases were detected in Mangystau and Turkestan regions. Note that in the city of Shymkent and in the Kyzylorda region for the specified period, there were no cases of CVI in this category.

In addition, since December 1 of this year, 49 children aged 0 to 5 years have fallen ill with pneumonia with signs of coronavirus infection in Kazakhstan. The largest number of sick children was found in the Akmola region (16 facts). In the category from 6 to 18 years, 88 cases were registered, most of all - in the East Kazakhstan region (10 facts).