COVID-19 deaths in children and young people in England, March 2020 to December 2021: An active prospective national surveillance study

by Marta Bertran, Zahin Amin-Chowdhury, Hannah G. Davies, Hester Allen, Tom Clare, Chloe Davison, Mary Sinnathamby, Giulia Seghezzo, Meaghan Kall, Hannah Williams, Nick Gent, Mary E. Ramsay, Shamez N. Ladhani, Godwin Oligbu BackgroundCoronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) deaths are rare in children and young people (CYP). The high rates of asymptomatic and mild infections complicate assessment of cause of death in CYP. We assessed the cause of death in all CYP with a positive Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) test since the start of the pandemic in England. Methods and findingsCYP aged
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