(CNN) -- A new model illustrates how long we will feel the impact of COVID-19.
Researchers say nearly 40,000 children under 18-years-old have lost a parent to the disease. That number does not include non-parental care-givers.
The data is based on statistical modeling and not a survey or administrative data.
It also shows Black children have been disproportionately affected. They make up 14 percent of children in the U.S., but 20 percent of those who have lost a parent to COVID-19.
The report was published in the "Jama Pediatrics" Medical Journal.
