Abstract
We retrospectively analysed the swab samples tested for COVID-19 from 7 March 2020 to 17 August 2021 at the Indian Council of Medical Research-Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. 553 763 nasopharyngeal swabs were collected from individuals suspected with COVID-19 in Odisha state. 75 190 (13.6%) samples were positive by reverse transcription-PCR. There were 5988 (8%) cases in children and young people under 18 years old. Odisha reported 996 153 COVID-19 cases which resulted in 6985 deaths in adults and 36 in children and young people under 18 years old.
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Dash, G. C., Subhadra, S., Turuk, J., Parai, D., Rout, U. K., Rath, S., … Bhattacharya, D. (2021, November 2). COVID-19 in children in Odisha state, India: A retrospective review. BMJ Paediatrics Open. BMJ Publishing Group. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2021-001284
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