Characteristics in Pediatric Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Korea.

16 In another study that evaluated the severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients admitted in hospital and ICU in the United States, Hospital and ICU admissions rates also showed a trend of increasing with age, but the hospital admission rate for patients aged 0–19, was 2.5%, this was the lowest compared to other age groups, and there were no ICU admission cases. 17 Overall, the severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients under the age of 19 years was lower than in adults, and among the younger patients, in particular, 0–9 years old are more likely to develop serious symptoms than those aged 10–19 years.

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