covid-19 mortality in pediatrics

Introduction: new coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) has caused serious health problems worldwide. the disease first started inwuhan, china, and then resulted in thousands of deaths throughout the world.case presentation: according to data from involved patients, children and neonates include a small proportion of patients withcovid-19. however, in some cases, hospitalization and even death still may occur. in this case report, we described mortality associatedwith covid-19 in two pediatrics from qom city, iran. one of them presented with severe symptoms that needed high-flowventilation and admission to the icu.conclusions: the findings of this report confirm that covid-19 may cause death in pediatrics, like in adults. timely diagnosis, preciseevaluation of clinical symptoms, and effective treatment of covid-19-infected children can play an important role in reducingmortality rates.