Orbea LM

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: The population in lower age groups has not been a vulnerable group to the effects of COVID-19. However, it is considered important to do a review of the disease´s state in this age group.
Objective: Characterize demographically the children´s population affected by COVID-19 in Cuba, from March 11 to June 22, 2020.
Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study. 246 children aged 0-18 who were infected with COVID-19 in Cuba were included in the study. The study variables were: province of residence, sex, age, type of contagion, number of contacts and lethality. Results are presented by rates and percentages, mainly.
Results: Those diagnosed with COVID-19 in Cuba, in the ages from 0 to 18 years, account for 10.6 % of the total confirmed. 50.4 % are male and 49.6 % female. The incidence rate at the national level is approximately 10.63 infants aged 0 to 18 infected with COVID-19 per 100,000 inhabitants of the age group. 5.7 % of the total number of patients tested represents children under one-year-old.
Conclusions: Until June 22, 2020, 246 children aged 0 to 18 have got ill in Cuba. The highest numbers are concentrated in the male sex, in the subgroup of 15-18 years old, and in the provinces Havana and Villa Clara.

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