There have been 8 deaths from Covid-19 recorded in children and young people from 0 to 19 years from the beginning of the epidemic, compared to over 52,000 deaths recorded among adults. Also from the beginning of the pandemic, the total number of infected people in this age group was 149,219, equal to 12.2% of the total. Based on the latest data provided by the Istituto Superiore di Sanità and updated to 18 November, the Italian Society of Paediatricians (Sip) took stock, on the occasion of the press conference for the presentation of the Extraordinary Digital Congress "The Italian Pediatrics and Pandemic from Sars-CoV-2 ".
Covid: pediatricians-Iss, so far 8 deaths among children
2020-11-27T13:53:17.564Z
There have been 8 deaths from Covid-19 recorded in children and young people from 0 to 19 years from the beginning of the epidemic, compared to over 52,000 deaths recorded among adults. (HANDLE)