Table 4.

Summary of COVID-19 infections in children.

Severe infection caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-Cov-2, has predominant pulmonary involvement but can also affect multiple other organ systems, including the CNS and PNS.

Symptoms are less frequent and usually less severe in children and particularly in neonates.

Vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from pregnant mother to fetus is rare but anecdotal case reports support this possibility.

Most cases of COVID-19 in early life are due to exposures to infected patients (horizontal transmission).

There is no reported transmission of SARS-CoV-2 via breast milk.