On April 6, 2020, this report was posted online as an MMWR Early Release.CDC COVID-19 Response Team (View author affiliations)Data from China suggest that pediatric coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases might be less severe than cases in adults and that children (persons aged <18 years) might experience different symptoms than adults.In this preliminary description of pediatric U.S.
COVID-19 cases, relatively few children with COVID-19 are hospitalized, and fewer children than adults experience fever, cough, or shortness of breath.
Severe outcomes have been reported in children, including three deaths.Pediatric COVID-19 patients might not have fever or cough.