The CDC found more than 4,300 kids under the age of 20 died from firearm-related incidents that year.
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That's a nearly 30% increase from the year before.
The analysis was published in a letter in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Health experts say this is further evidence that gun violence increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Though the analysis doesn't indicate what caused the increase.
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