Assessment of 135 794 Pediatric Patients Tested for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Across the United States

Abstract

The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in November 2019 and by March 2020 was pandemic.¹ Reported cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have exceeded 8.5 million in the United States² and are declining in some regions and rising in others.³ Although several syndromic presentations have been reported, there is a lack of systematic information documenting the effects of SARS-CoV-2 on children, adolescents, and young adults.