COVID-19 in children in Odisha state, India: a retrospective review.

Girish Chandra DashSubhra SubhadraJyotirmayee TurukDebaprasad ParaiUsha Kiran RoutSonalika RathJyotsnamayee SabatRashmi Ranjan NandaHari Ram ChoudharySanghamitra PatiDebdutta Bhattacharya

Published in: BMJ paediatrics open (2021)

We retrospectively analysed the swab samples tested for COVID-19 from 7 March 2020 to 17 August 2021 at the Indian Council of Medical Research-Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. 553 763 nasopharyngeal swabs were collected from individuals suspected with COVID-19 in Odisha state. 75 190 (13.6%) samples were positive by reverse transcription-PCR. There were 5988 (8%) cases in children and young people under 18 years old. Odisha reported 996 153 COVID-19 cases which resulted in 6985 deaths in adults and 36 in children and young people under 18 years old.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
young adults
healthcare
pulmonary embolism
transcription factor