SARS-CoV-2–associated Deaths Among Persons Aged <21 Years — United States, February 12–July 31, 2020

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• Personal Author:
  Bixler, Danae ; Miller, Allison D. ; Mattison, Claire P. ; Taylor, Burnestine ; Komatsu, Kenneth ; Pompa, Xandy Peterson ; Moon, Steve ; Karmarkar, Ellora ; Liu, Caterina Y. ; Openshaw, John J. ; Plotzker, Rosalyn E. ; Rosen, Hilary E. ; Alden, Nisha ; Kawasaki, Breanna ; Siniscalchi, Alan ; Leapley, Andrea ; Drenzek, Cherie ; Tobin-D’Angelo, Melissa ; Kauerauf, Judy ; Reid, Heather ; Hawkins, Eric ; White, Kelly ; Ahmed, Farah ; Hand, Julie ; Richardson, Gillian ; Sokol, Theresa ; Eckel, Seth ; Collins, Jim ; Holzbauer, Stacy ; Kollmann, Leslie ; Larson, Linnea ; Schiffman, Elizabeth ; Kittle, Theresa S. ; Hertin, Kimberly ; Kraushaar, Vit ; Raman, Devin ; LeGarde, Victoria ; Kinsinger, Lindsey ; Peek-Bullock, Melissa ; Lifshitz, Jenna ; Ojo, Mojisola ; Arciuolo, Robert J. ; Davidson, Alexander ; Huynh, Mary ; Lash, Maura K. ; Latash, Julia ; Lee, Ellen H. ; Li, Lan ; McGibbon, Emily ; McIntosh-Beckles, Natasha ; Pouchet, Renee ; Ramachandran, Jyotsna S. ; Reilly, Kathleen H. ; Dufort, Elizabeth ; Pulver, Wendy ; Zamcheck, Ariela ; Wilson, Erica ; de Fijter, Sietske ; Naqvi, Ozair ; Nalluswami, Kumar ; Waller, Kirsten ; Bell, Linda J. ; Burch, Anna-Kathryn ; Radcliffe, Rachel ; Fiscus, Michelle D. ; Lewis, Adele ; Kolsin, Jonathan ; Pont, Stephen ; Salinas, Andrea ; Sanders, Kelsey ; Barbeau, Bree ; Althomsons, Sandy ; Atti, Sukhshant ; Brown, Jessica S. ; Chang, Arthur ; Clarke, Kevin R. ; Datta, S. Deblina ; Iskander, John K. ; Leitgeb, Brooke ; Pindyck, Talia ; Priyamvada, Lalita ; Reagan-Steiner, Sarah ; Scott, Nigel A. ; Viens, Laura J. ; Zhong, Jonathan ; Koumans, Emilia H.
• Corporate Authors:
  CDC COVID-19 Response Team. ; CDC Pediatric Mortality Investigation Team. ; Alabama. Department of Public Health. ; Arizona. Department of Health Services. ; Los Angeles County (Calif.). Department of Public Health. ; California. Department of Public Health. ; Colorado. Department of Public Health and Environment. ; Connecticut. Department of Public Health. ; Florida. Department of Health. ; Georgia. Department of Public Health. ; Illinois. Department of Public Health. ; Indiana. State Department of Health. ; Kansas. Department of Health and Environment. ; Louisiana. Department of Health. ; Michigan. Department of Health and Human Services. ; Minnesota. Department of Health. ; Mississippi. State Department of Health. ; Southern Nevada Health District, Las Vegas, Nevada ; Nevada. Department of Health and Human Services. ; New Jersey. Department of Health. ; New York (N.Y.). Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. ; New York (State). Department of Health. ; North Carolina. Department of Health and Human Services. ; Ohio. Department of Health. ; Oklahoma State Department of Health ; Pennsylvania. Department of Health. ; South Carolina. Department of Health and Environmental Control. ; Tennessee. Department of Health. ; Texas. Department of State Health Services. ; Utah. Department of Health. ; University of Alabama at Birmingham. University of Alabama School of Medicine.
• Description:
  What is already known about this topic? Symptoms associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection are milder in children compared with adults.
  
  What is added by this report? Among 121 SARS-CoV-2–associated deaths among persons aged <21 years reported to CDC by July 31, 2020, 12 (10%) were infants and 85 (70%) were aged 10–20 years. Hispanic, non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaskan Native persons accounted for 94 (78%) of these deaths; 33% of deaths occurred outside of a hospital.
  
  What are the implications for public health practice? Persons aged <21 years exposed to SARS-CoV-2 should be monitored for Complications. Ongoing Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2–associated infection, hospitalization, and death among persons aged <21 years should be continued as schools reopen in the United States
  
  Suggested citation for this article: Bixler D, Miller AD, Mattison CP, et al. SARS-CoV-2–Associated Deaths Among Persons Aged <21 Years — United States, February 12–July 31, 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. ePub: 15 September 2020
  
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• Subjects:
  Adolescent BetacoronaVirus Child Child, Preschool CoronaVirus Infections/Mortality COVID-19 Humans Incidence Infant Infant, Newborn Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral/Mortality

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• Source:
  MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2020; v. 69 Early Release
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Volume:
  69
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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