New born babies with COVID-19 tend to have mild disease.

ISLAMABAD -- Infants under 90 days of age who tested positive for COVID-19 tend to be well, with little or no respiratory involvement, finds a new study.

Fever was often found to be the primary or only symptom. Findings were published in The Journal of Pediatrics.

'While there is limited data on infants with COVID-19 from the United States, our findings suggest that these babies mostly have mild illness and may not be at higher risk of severe disease as initially reported from China.' said lead author Leena B. Mithal, MD, MSCI, pediatric infectious diseases expert from Lurie Children's and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

'Most of the infants in our study had fever, which suggests that for young infants being evaluated because of fever, COVID-19 may be an important cause, particularly in a region with widespread community activity," Medical News reported.

However, evaluation for bacterial infection in young infants with fever remains important.'

The study included 18 infants, none with a significant medical history. Of the 50 percent of these infants who were admitted to the hospital's general inpatient service, none required oxygen, respiratory support, or intensive care...