A new study suggests COVID-19 may not hit children as hard as once thought.
The data comes from 2,800 pediatricians and all of Canada's major pediatric hospitals.
It found that almost half of children in hospital, with positive COVID-19 tests, were hospitalized for another reason.
One of the lead investigators tells the Globe and Mail that in many cases, children are tested for the virus when they're admitted for something like surgery or a broken bone. If they test positive, even without symptoms, they're counted as a hospitalized COVID-19 patient.
The study authors point out that the data was collected while most schools were still closed and children were less likely to be exposed to the virus.
They say public health officials and doctors will have to watch what happens as students return to the classroom.
As of late August, the Public Health Agency of Canada reported 149 people, aged 19 and under, in hospital with COVID-19. They make up just over one percent of all hospitalizations.