According to the statistics, three children under the age of three and seven under the age of 19 have died from Covid-19 since the pandemic hit the country.
The latest statistics, released by the national department of health on Monday night, revealed that the 10th South African child to die from the virus was aged between 10 and 19.
“We do not fully understand why almost all children have only mild disease. Most adults also have mild disease, but approximately 15% of adults with symptoms will develop more severe disease. Older adults and those with comorbidities like diabetes and heart disease are at higher risk of developing severe disease.”Bamford said it was initially thought children would play a major role in transmitting Covid-19 to those around them.
Prof Haroon Saloojee, of the University of Witwatersrand's paediatrics and child health department, said children biologically contain coronavirus better than adults, are less likely to get sick if infected, have milder disease, are unlikely to die from Covid-19 and are probably less infectious than adults.
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