COVID deaths leave thousands of U.S. kids grieving parents or primary caregivers
Roughly 175,000 children in the U.S. have lost one or both parents, or a grandparent caregiver to COVID-19, according to a new study. The majority of these children are racial and ethnic minorities.
by Rhitu Chatterjee
Oct 07, 2021
3 minutes
Of all the sad statistics, the U.S. has had to deal with this last year and half, here is a particularly difficult one: A new study estimates more than 140,000 children in the U.S. have lost a parent or a grandparent caregiver to COVID-19. The majority of these children are racial and ethnic minorities.
"This means that for every four COVID-19 deaths, one child was left behind without a mother, father and/or a grandparent who provided
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