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. 2021 Nov 2;5(1):e001284.
doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2021-001284. eCollection 2021.

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

Girish Chandra Dash #  1 , Subhra Subhadra #  1 , Jyotirmayee Turuk  2 , Debaprasad Parai  1 , Usha Kiran Rout  1 , Sonalika Rath  2 , Jyotsnamayee Sabat  2 , Rashmi Ranjan Nanda  1 , Hari Ram Choudhary  1 , Sanghamitra Pati  1 , Debdutta Bhattacharya  1
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COVID-19 in children in Odisha state, India: a retrospective review

Girish Chandra Dash et al. BMJ Paediatr Open. .

Abstract

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.

Keywords: COVID-19; microbiology; mortality; virology.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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Positivity rate during various months in various age groups. (I have the permission to use the image as it is created by myself and approved by all coauthors).
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Epidemic curve of COVID-19 in children by age group. (I have the permission to use the image as it is created by myself and approved by all coauthors).
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