TABLE 2.

Demographic Characteristics and Underlying Medical Conditions Among Children Aged <18 Years Who Died While Hospitalized With COVID-19: COVID-NET, March 2020–May 2021

Characteristic	Children Aged <18 y (n = 12)
	No.	%
Age, mean and range, y	7	0–14
Age group
<6 mo	1	8.3
6–23 mo	3	25.0
2–4 y	2	16.7
5–11 y	2	16.7
12–17 y	4	33.3
Sex
Male	7	58.3
Female	5	41.7
Race and ethnicity
Hispanic	6	50.0
NH Black	4	33.3
NH White	0	0.0
Unknown	2	14.3
Residential typea
Private residence	12	100
Congregate setting, other or unknown	0	0
Underlying medical conditions
≥1 underlying medical conditions	10	83.3
Neurologic disorder	7	58.3
Chronic lung disease	2	16.7
Immunocompromised condition	2	16.7
Feeding tube dependence	2	16.7
Outcomes
ICU admission	12	100
Invasive mechanical ventilation	10	83.3

NH, non-Hispanic.

^aPrivate residence includes home with services. Congregate setting includes hospitalized since birth, group home/retirement, homeless shelter, psychiatric facility, facility, long-term acute-care hospital, corrections facility, other, and unknown.