This study concluded that children of all ages are susceptible to COVID-19, with no significant gender differences. Young children, particularly infants, are more vulnerable to infection.

Objective: To identify the epidemiological characteristics and transmission patterns of children infected with COVID-19

Data: Nationwide case series of 2143 children with COVID-19 in China from January 16 to February 8, 2020

Results: There were 731 (34.1%) laboratory-confirmed cases and 1412 (65.9%) suspected cases.

• The median age of all patients was 7 years and 56.6% were boys.
• Fewer than 10% of cases were severe or critical.
• The median time from illness onset to diagnoses was 2 days.