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. 2020 Nov 9;5(2):113–121. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(20)30342-4

Table 2.

Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to neonates

Cases (n=66)
Immediate family or close contacts with signs or symptoms of COVID-19
Yes 34 (52%)
No 20 (30%)
Unsure 12 (18%)
Mother confirmed to have SARS-CoV-2 infection at birth 17 (26%)
Baby separated from mother immediately after birth 7 (11%)
Not admitted to neonatal care unit 4 (6%)
Admitted to neonatal care unit 3 (5%)
Baby not separated from mother 8 (12%)
Separation status not known 2 (3%)
Possible vertically acquired infection* 2 (3%)
Suspected nosocomially acquired infection 8 (12%)

Data are n (%). Categories overlap and the potential source of transmission was not known or reported in some cases. SARS-CoV-2=severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

*

SARS-CoV-2 isolated from a sample taken from infant within 12 h of birth where mother was positive.

Not born to a mother with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection.