The number of COVID-19 cases among children rose tenfold in the past 10 days, but continues to remain about 10 per cent of the overall infections in the city. Among 23,799 patients confirmed to be COVID-positive from December 22 to 31 (as per BMC), 2,228 (only 9.86 per cent) were children. 

Since July, children have been accounting for 10-11 per cent of total cases.