Coronavirus disease-19 deaths among children and adolescents in an area of Northeast, Brazil: why so many?
Aline de Siqueira Alves LopesSarah Cristina Fontes VieiraRoseane Lima Santos PortoVictor Santana SantosDébora Cristina Fontes LeiteLuis Eduardo CuevasRicardo Queiroz GurgelPublished in: Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH (2020)
COVID-19 mortality in children and adolescents in Sergipe was higher than in other Brazilian states and in high-income countries. A large proportion of the deaths occurred among children with comorbidities and a minority of children were admitted to ICU, reflecting the limited provision of such beds in the State. Newborns and infants are a high-risk group that must have priority in health public policy.
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