Texas hospital sees spike in child abuses cases, possible link to coronavirus

Published March 21, 2020 5:34pm ET



A hospital in northern Texas witnessed a dramatic spike in child abuse cases, and they believe the cases are tied to the stress of the coronavirus pandemic.

Cook Children’s Hospital reported six severe child abuse cases this week in which all of the apparent victims were under 4 years old. It’s the same number of cases the hospital normally sees in a month.

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