Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

August 10, 2020

Hospitalization Rates and Characteristics of Children Aged <18 Years Hospitalized with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 — COVID-NET, 14 States, March 1–July 25, 2020

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  • An analysis of pediatric hospitalization data from 14 states found that although the cumulative rate of COVID-19-associated hospitalization among children (8 per 100,000 population) is low compared to adults (165 per 100,000), one in three hospitalized children was admitted to an intensive care unit, which is similar to the proportion among hospitalized adults. 
  • Infants less than three months accounted for 19% of all children hospitalized. Among 526 (91%) children for whom race and ethnicity information were reported, 46% were Hispanic, 30% were Black, and 14% were white; 5% were non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander; and 1% were non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native. 

Kim et al. (Aug 7, 2020). Hospitalization Rates and Characteristics of Children Aged <18 Years Hospitalized with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 — COVID-NET, 14 States, March 1–July 25, 2020. MMWR. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6932e3