Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infections in Children: Multicenter Surveillance, United States, January–March 2020
Brian Rha, Joana Y Lively, Janet A. Englund, Mary Allen Staat, Geoffrey A. Weinberg, Rangaraj Selvarangan, Natasha Halasa, John V. Williams, Julie A. Boom, Leila C. Sahni, Marian G. Michaels, Laura S Stewart, Christopher J. Harrison, Peter G. Szilagyi, Monica McNeal, Eileen J. Klein, Bonnie Strelitz, Kirsten Lacombe, Elizabeth P. Schlaudecker, Mary E. Moffatt, Jennifer E. Schuster, Barbara Pahud, Gina Weddle, Robert W. Hickey, Vasanthi Avadhanula, Mary E. Wikswo, Aron J. Hall, Aaron T. Curns, Susan I. Gerber, Gayle Langley
Abstract
Previous reports of coronavirus disease 2019 among children in the United States have been based on health jurisdiction reporting. We performed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing on children enrolled in active, prospective, multicenter surveillance during January-March 2020. Among 3187 children, only 4 (0.1%) SARS-CoV-2-positive cases were identified March 20-31 despite evidence of rising community circulation.