Children Much More Likely to Have Asymptomatic Cases of COVID-19: Study

Children are seen wearing masks in compliance with a mask mandate in an activity in class at the Xavier Academy in Houston, Texas, on Aug. 23, 2021. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Children are much more likely to have cases of COVID-19 without showing symptoms than adults, according to a new study.

Roughly half the children between 0 and 11 years old who tested positive for COVID-19 across households studied in New York City and some counties in Utah showed no symptoms, researchers found. Almost half the kids 12 to 17 had COVID-19 without symptoms.