Demographic information
From March 20 to September 15, 2020, RT-PCR tests were done in 835
children with suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection and the test was positive
in 178 (21.3%) children. İnformation of three patients could not be
obtained. One hundred seventy-five children aged from 4 months to 18
years with mean age of 10.6±5.4 years were included in the study. The
male/female ratio was 1.01 (88/87). The first COVID-19 patient was
identified in our hospital on April 7, 2020. A total of 28 COVID-19
patients were identified in approximately 3 months from the beginning to
June 30, while 150 COVID-19 patients were identified in the next 2.5
months.