BMJ Paediatrics Open (Oct 2021)

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

  • Sanghamitra Pati,
  • Girish Chandra Dash,
  • Subhra Subhadra,
  • Jyotirmayee Turuk,
  • Debaprasad Parai,
  • Usha Kiran Rout,
  • Sonalika Rath,
  • Jyotsnamayee Sabat,
  • Rashmi Ranjan Nanda,
  • Hari Ram Choudhary,
  • Debdutta Bhattacharya

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2021-001284
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1

Abstract

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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.