TABLE. Signs and symptoms among 291 pediatric (age <18 years) and 10,944 adult (age 18–64 years) patients* with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 — United States, February 12–April 2, 2020.
| Sign/Symptom | No. (%) with sign/symptom |
|
|---|---|---|
| Pediatric | Adult | |
| Fever, cough, or shortness of breath† |
213 (73) |
10,167 (93) |
| Fever§ |
163 (56) |
7,794 (71) |
| Cough |
158 (54) |
8,775 (80) |
| Shortness of breath |
39 (13) |
4,674 (43) |
| Myalgia |
66 (23) |
6,713 (61) |
| Runny nose¶ |
21 (7.2) |
757 (6.9) |
| Sore throat |
71 (24) |
3,795 (35) |
| Headache |
81 (28) |
6,335 (58) |
| Nausea/Vomiting |
31 (11) |
1,746 (16) |
| Abdominal pain¶ |
17 (5.8) |
1,329 (12) |
| Diarrhea | 37 (13) | 3,353 (31) |
*Cases were included in the denominator if they had a known symptom status for fever, cough, shortness of breath, nausea/vomiting, and diarrhea. Total number of patients by age group: <18 years (N = 2,572), 18–64 years (N = 113,985).
† Includes all cases with one or more of these symptoms.
§ Patients were included if they had information for either measured or subjective fever variables and were considered to have a fever if “yes” was indicated for either variable.
¶ Runny nose and abdominal pain were less frequently completed than other symptoms; therefore, percentages with these symptoms are likely underestimates.