By Ethan Covey
Mortality rates among children with COVID-19 admitted to a pediatric ICU (PICU) are similar to average PICU admissions, according to data presented at the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s 50th Critical Care Congress Virtual Event (abstract 64).
However, the study found more than 70% of PICU patients who were diagnosed with COVID-19 were nonwhite, highlighting an increased risk among even the youngest people of color.
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