Table 1.

Main epidemiological data of children and adolescents and trend of positivity index

Characteristic		Total Children Suspected (N. 11.728)	Children Positive Covid-19 (N. 1.276 )
Sex	Male n.(%)	6.214 (53%)	665 (52.1%)	p=0,001
	Female n.(%)	5.514 (47%)	661 (47.9%)
Age	Median, yrs (range)	10,4 (1 months-18 yrs)	10,5 (3 months-18 yrs)
	0-5 yrs n.(%)	2.179 (18.6%)	229 (17.9%)	p=0,17
	6-10 yrs n.(%)	3.433 (29.2%)	333 (26.1%)
	11-15 yrs n.(%)	3.504 (29.9%)	402 (31.5%)
	16-18 yrs n.(%)	2.612 (22.3%)	312 (24.5%)
Province	Catanzaro n.(%)	6.016 (51.3%)	439 (34.4%)
	Crotone n.(%)	2.190 (18.7%)	351 (27.5%)
	Vibo Valentia n.(%)	3.522 (30%)	486 (38,1%)