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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Korean Med Sci
. 2023 Jan 16;38(3):e21.
doi: 10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e21.
Pediatric Deaths Associated With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Korea
Eunjeong Shin[SUP] #[/SUP][SUP] 1 [/SUP], Young June Choe[SUP] #[/SUP][SUP] 2 [/SUP], Boyeong Ryu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Na-Young Kim[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Hyun Ju Lee[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Dong Hwi Kim[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Seong-Sun Kim[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Donghyok Kwon[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ki Wook Yun[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Su Eun Park[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Eun Hwa Choi[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Sangwon Lee[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Hyunju Lee[SUP] 3 6 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
As of September 3, 2022, 5,388,338 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 46 deaths (3 in 2021 and 43 in 2022) were reported in children ≤ 18 years in Korea. Cumulative confirmed cases accounted for 67.3% of the population aged ≤ 18 years and case fatality rate was 0.85/100,000. Among 46 fatal cases, 58.7% were male and median age was 7 years. Underlying diseases were present in 47.8%; neurologic diseases (63.6%) and malignancy (13.6%) most common. Only four had history of COVID-19 immunization. COVID-19 associated deaths occurred at median 2 days from diagnosis (range: -1 to 21). Among COVID-19 deaths, 41.3% occurred before admission; 2 before hospital arrival and 17 in the emergency department. Among children whose cause was documented, myocarditis, respiratory and multiorgan failure were most common. COVID-19 associated death was seen early after diagnosis in children and public health policies to provide access to medical care for children with COVID-19 are essential during the pandemic.
Keywords: COVID-19; Children; Coronavirus; Death; Mortality; SARS-CoV-2.
. 2023 Jan 16;38(3):e21.
doi: 10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e21.
Pediatric Deaths Associated With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Korea
Eunjeong Shin[SUP] #[/SUP][SUP] 1 [/SUP], Young June Choe[SUP] #[/SUP][SUP] 2 [/SUP], Boyeong Ryu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Na-Young Kim[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Hyun Ju Lee[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Dong Hwi Kim[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Seong-Sun Kim[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Donghyok Kwon[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ki Wook Yun[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Su Eun Park[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Eun Hwa Choi[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Sangwon Lee[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Hyunju Lee[SUP] 3 6 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 36647219
- DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e21
Abstract
As of September 3, 2022, 5,388,338 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 46 deaths (3 in 2021 and 43 in 2022) were reported in children ≤ 18 years in Korea. Cumulative confirmed cases accounted for 67.3% of the population aged ≤ 18 years and case fatality rate was 0.85/100,000. Among 46 fatal cases, 58.7% were male and median age was 7 years. Underlying diseases were present in 47.8%; neurologic diseases (63.6%) and malignancy (13.6%) most common. Only four had history of COVID-19 immunization. COVID-19 associated deaths occurred at median 2 days from diagnosis (range: -1 to 21). Among COVID-19 deaths, 41.3% occurred before admission; 2 before hospital arrival and 17 in the emergency department. Among children whose cause was documented, myocarditis, respiratory and multiorgan failure were most common. COVID-19 associated death was seen early after diagnosis in children and public health policies to provide access to medical care for children with COVID-19 are essential during the pandemic.
Keywords: COVID-19; Children; Coronavirus; Death; Mortality; SARS-CoV-2.